[HadesGata]

Got caught in fresh water up to seat bottoms from IDA, no water in eng. or trans.
Redline red, flawless body, 756whp, pulley, injectors and dyno tune by High Horse Performance, 4K original miles. Car is currently in NJ. Serious inquiries only, 30k firm.

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[GreenMachine15]

Is this a reconstructed title I would assume

 

[Himmelkat]

I suggest putting a small window AC unit inside the car and use it do dehumidify it. The heat tossed out will warm the interior, then the cold coil will condense the water out of the air which can be drained off. Leave windows well shut. It's a closed loop system that will warm up over time, but the combination of hot, moist air being dehumidified by the cold coil should dry it up fairly quickly, especially when you have a couple fans in there just blowing away to get air circulating well, preferably in a circular pattern.

 

[Loosescrews]

Was this considered a total loss by insurance? If so, did you buy it back from the insurance company?

 

[GreenMachine15]

You need to clarify the pics. Is this car still all muddy or has it been cleaned and these are the after detail pics?
Is it a salvage title?

 

[Rockster]

I suggest putting a small window AC unit inside the car and use it do dehumidify it. The heat tossed out will warm the interior, then the cold coil will condense the water out of the air which can be drained off. Leave windows well shut. It's a closed loop system that will warm up over time, but the combination of hot, moist air being dehumidified by the cold coil should dry it up fairly quickly, especially when you have a couple fans in there just blowing away to get air circulating well, preferably in a circular pattern.

While what you suggest will (probably) remove the moisture at least the excess moisture but the interior materials that have been exposed to the flood water will still develop mold/mildew and the car will stink. The electrical wiring submerged will over time develop issues at the connectors.

A flooded car can be resurrected but it requires replacing all interior items: carpets, sound deadening, seats and all the power/heater hardware associated with these; and any wiring harnesses submerged with new harnesses. Expensive. Hence why flood cars are just written off.

 

[Cerino2000]

Someone will certainly scoop that up. Make a great winter project. Is the car currently running and driving?

 

[GreenMachine15]

Someone will certainly scoop that up. Make a great winter project. Is the car currently running and driving?

good luck getting any answers

 

[2ndAmend]

Window sticker or VIN please.

 

[Himmelkat]

While what you suggest will (probably) remove the moisture at least the excess moisture but the interior materials that have been exposed to the flood water will still develop mold/mildew and the car will stink. The electrical wiring submerged will over time develop issues at the connectors.

A flooded car can be resurrected but it requires replacing all interior items: carpets, sound deadening, seats and all the power/heater hardware associated with these; and any wiring harnesses submerged with new harnesses. Expensive. Hence why flood cars are just written off.

Actually mildew and mold potential depend a lot on the quality of the water involved, time it was wet, and ambient temperature. If one could get the car in question relatively well drained, then put it in a right-about-at-freezing environment, it would be possible to stay ahead of the mold and mildew to a large extent. What drying it out as soon as possible can give you is more of the interior being salvageable. The electrical connectors would have to be examined to determine the level of problem involved.

It may require all soft parts in the entire car interior/trunk replaced. The most thorough way would be a stripped-to-the-shell frame-off. It would most definitely make a GREAT project car for someone, as the level of dismantling necessary to chase down the last mold spore would lay bare all you needed to provide all the additional soundproofing, chassis reinforcement, stereo and other wiring upgrades, etc.

 

[2ndAmend]

You need to completely strip the interior. Unless this is done immediately after the flood and all the soft items are thoroughly cleaned and dried, they are trash. (I am not sure it is possible to save leather.) Flood water is very dirty and often very contaminated with sewage, minerals and chemicals. Expect every electrical item to be trash including connectors. Though many items such as connectors are sealed for "immersion", they are not sealed for "submersion".

I bought my wife's flood Escort (32kmi) back from the insu co and restored it. Every item, engine, trans, interior, etc was addressed within hours. We drove it for another 40k, then sold it with full disclosure. Years later the buyer sent a letter telling us how great the car was. The only thing that stopped it was when someone smashed into her in Key West and totaled it, it had over 200k then.

Flood salvage can be done but unless there was immediate and drastic mitigation, it is possible every wet soft, moving and electrical part is trash. Insu co's know this which is why they total them without hesitation.

 

[vrwebster]

Is the transmission above the seat bottom?

 

[Loosescrews]

I’m afraid that none of us will ever know the answers to our questions. 😔

 

[Skrelnik]

I’m afraid that none of us will ever know the answers to our questions. 😔

But we do know that we can sell used TRXs over MSRP!!! 😁This is ALJ from the TRX forum

 

[Loosescrews]

But we do know that we can sell used TRXs over MSRP!!! 😁This is ALJ from the TRX forum

This cracked me up! Yes sir we do! 🍻

 

[vrwebster]

Currently does not mean major issues in the future won't happen, you know how mold works?