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Old Aug 9, 2003 | 01:03 PM
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Car: 1994 Camaro Z-28
Engine: LT1
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On my way home today from a friend's house there was a tsunami that basically dropped a whole butt load of rain down on my neighborhood. While I was trying to pull in I had to drive through about 6inches to 8inches of water.

Needless to say... my car got really wet. My speakers started to crackle so I turned the radio off and when I finally got into my driveway I noticed a white/misty smoke coming out of my tail pipes. I'm not sure if it is steam or something else.

I'm looking for any and all constructive suggestions on what I should do. Should I turn my car on and let it run for a little while to try to let it dry out or should I just park it in the garage and let it drip dry.

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-Joe Bliz
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Old Aug 9, 2003 | 01:08 PM
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From: N.Battleford
Car: 1983 Trans Am
Engine: 305 LG4
Transmission: T5
In my opinion dont start it for at least a day
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Old Aug 9, 2003 | 01:12 PM
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Car: 1994 Camaro Z-28
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**Update**

I let it run for about 5-10 minutes and the steam/mist stopped coming out of the tail pipes. The temp gauge was really low... but now it reads 220 and I lifted the hood and I dont' see any type of water anywhere.

I don't think I'm going to try to turn on the radio/speakers for a day because I'd hate to lose my solobarics and amp because of a little water
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