so my shop flooded yesterday. waist deep in some places ruined over 30 cars, a dozen engines, tools, welders, mill, lumber, arcade games, blah blah and blah...
oh, and a CLEAN 911T engine i had been saving for my 914.
this pic was taken after the water had gone down about a foot. when the last time you've seen RR tracks flood?
Holy hell that suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuucks. Is insurance gonna help you out? Cause, at least new tools is fun.
Go fast or go broke.
flood insurance (which i dont have) doesnt cover personal property, just structural damage to the buildings.
Oh man, so sorry to hear that.
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Been there. It sucks dude. You have my sympathy. Anything that won't be covered by insurance get as many guys as you can in there and get cleaning. I had a motorcycle submerged that ran great for 5 years after a flood. Engine full of silt whole nine.. Get things dry as quick as possible and get them clean of mud. Interiorors/electrics may be dicey but 12v electrics on older cars are pretty resilient if it's cleaned and dried before use. My stick welder, sawzall, table saw all survived.
I used this method for cleaning engines..
1. drain water/oil out of crankcase, the silt will come out last.
2. Pull plugs
3. Drain/clean carbs
4. Put a little diesiel in the pistons and in the crankcase
5. Crank it over for a bit
6. fill with oil and start
7. drain oil and re-do.
Oh man, sorry to hear that. 
I agree with nocones, go on an instant 'kill the rust' program before it has a chance to settle in good.
wow sorry.
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THAT SUCKS.
If you need help with cleanup I"ll donate a case of WD 40 and some labor. I'm about ten hours out . If the railroad flooded I would guess that's a hundred? year flood. Water damage is a huge mess, how is your abode?
Pics not working for me (they try to link to a yahoo mail account?) but wow, that totally sucks. I came into this thread thinking major hyperbole. I was wrong. Good luck with the cleanup.
That is full of suck. Sorry to hear about this. I've been through it and others already said it on the drying spree.
Watch your hands. Wear rubber gloves and replace them if they get a hole in them. Rubber gashes on the feet too. There is some nasty crap in flood water.
Good luck, don't get discouraged, and accept help from your friends that offer.
"Never look a gift horse in the mouth, never look him up the other end either."
That is horrible. Best of luck with the clean up.
I can't see the images, but it sounds awful. I hope you can recover somehow.
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As bad as it sucks, it's only stuff. And stuff can be replaced. It could be worse.
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Dude that sucks.
Glad everyone is okay though. Let us know if you need anything.
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Knoxville? I'm good for a Sunday's worth of help (my only day off or I'd offer more), and I can probably bring some hands with me. Say the word and St. Louis will come down and help out.
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minimac wrote: As bad as it sucks, it's only stuff. And stuff can be replaced. It could be worse.
Correct. Monday I attended my Nephew's funeral.
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I could maybe give a hand not this weekend but maybe the next.
is there a temp agency (or a Sherwin Williams parking lot)down there where you can hire a bunch of day laborers to help with the WD-40 effort?
if you're gonna be a bear.... be a grizzly bear!
Damn dude, really sorry to hear that. Like everyone said, fresh water doesn't really do that much damage if you get everything dry and clean in a hurry. I wish I had time to help with the clean up efforts, I'd be there in a second. Oh, and disconnect any and all batteries before anything else. You don't want to accidentally turn a key or flip a switch while cleaning before it's dry and short stuff out.
Sorry to hear that, flood insurance is tough to get (at least on a personal property) and more people need it than they think. Hope all works out well.
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