can someone fully explain me how hydro lock happens? i do know it's when the water gets into your intake/engine, but i need a good explanation on how it actually happens

 

air can be compressed but water cant so it locks the motor up and/or breaks things.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrolock

 

When water get into your cylinders and locks the piston.

 

It can happen when you blow a head gasket really bad, or somehow suck in ALOT of water in the intake. What happens is the piston goes down on the intake stroke sucks in mostly water. When it comes back up on the compression stroke it cant compress the water, so the piston stops moving and the rest of the motor wants to keep going. It will break the wrist pin and piston send the connecting rod threw the side of the block (sometimes). I saw a motor that had been hydrolocked. It had JE pistons and Corillo rods (really expensive). When it happened it bent the wrist pin in a "U" and the rod pushed it strait threw the piston. When they took the rod out and specd the rod it was still within spec. this is why im putting Corillo rods in when I build a motor.


PS: Nice Signature

 

thanks

 

Good explanation. I was actually thinking about this yesterday. A customer of ours came in and talked to me about his subaru SVX that has a head gasket leak. I explained to him that it could potentially cause hydrolock. He didnt believe me becaue he figured all the water would just go out the exhaust. I wish I would have been a little bit clearer on my explanation

 

Not a good experience, i recall my VW bug with this issue :-(

 

Uhhh, its actually spelled "Carrillo" homie

 

oops....my bad.....they're still baller rods tho.