[429mustang]

You better watch driving in that godd*mn water! I had my 86 GT for two months (december 2000) when I was cruising to some stores downtown, it was raining. My friend pointed out a parking lot with a pretty big puddle so I had to go through it. I went about 20 feet through it (at least a foot deep)and just as I was rolling out of it my car died. I couldn't get it started all day so I figured I would crank it over that night without the plugs in to get any water (if any) out of the motor, which didn't work. I had it towed to a shop where they couldn't get it to crank over so I filed an insurance claim which was covered under weather damage in my liability insurance (I got lucky). Replacing the motor was priced more than the book value-$2700 (motor was over $3000), so the car was considered totaled. I got $2100, -$500 deductable, $100 to keep my car. When I took the motor apart, a rod was bent up and pushed the piston sideways into the bottom of a cylinder sleeve cracking it. I only spent $100 to get a complete motor off ebay and used it's shortblock to reassemble the motor. Regardless, I won't be driving in any water in the future. (my T-5 busted over this winter, so it won't be doing ANY cruising anyway). STAY OUT OF THE WATER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!