1994 Mazda MX3 will not start

1994 MAZDA MX3
177,000 MILES • 1.6L • 4 CYL • FWD • MANUAL
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RGARITY67
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I was driving home last evening and got caught in a flash flood I accidentally drove into a large puddle the car stalled and now I can't get it to crank over I think I might have gotten water in the distributor I do not know how to dry it out
Mar 10, 2015 at 7:38 AM
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HMAC300
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distributor is on top of engine pull the cap off and blow it out with air as well as cap then let dry for a while but if you got water in that you surely got water into your ecu and destroyed it
Have a pro look at it.
Mar 10, 2015 at 12:15 PM
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