Residents in Central Vietnam are in the process of cleaning their homes, streets, and restoring their lives after a serious flooding. The rising water reached the roof of houses, causing most of the belongings and assets inside the house to be submerged in water for several days, and motorcycles – the main means of transportation for the people – were no exception.
Motorcycle submerged in water for a long time. (Illustration)
Damage and repairs are inevitable, but knowing what to repair is perhaps something that many people do not know.
Below we list some issues that people need to pay attention to when handling waterlogged motorcycles (completely submerged in water).
– Do not try to start the motorcycle
Attempting to start the motorcycle after it has been submerged will cause a short circuit because the electrical components of the motorcycle have been soaked in water. Therefore, after the water recedes, people should not insert the key and try to start the motorcycle.
– Drying the motorcycle is a priority
When submerged for a long time, water can seep into many parts of the motorcycle, including the exhaust pipe, oil tank, etc. In that case, people need to center the kickstand and tilt the motorcycle back to drain the water from the exhaust pipe. In addition, drain the water mixed with engine oil out of the oil tank. Details such as spark plugs, water pumps… also need to be dried.
Tilt the motorcycle upside down to drain all the water in the exhaust pipe.
– Replace the air filter, oil, spark plug
Dirty water will definitely damage the air filter of the motorcycle, especially for scooters, so users cannot simply dry it, they need to completely replace it with a new air filter.
Similarly, motorcycle oil, even brake fluid, coolant… also need to be completely replaced.
– Check the electrical system
This is the part that needs to be handled with great care when checking after the motorcycle has been submerged. Users will need to dry the electrical system, battery, and motor.
– Check the combustion chamber
When submerged for a long time, water naturally enters the carburetor, especially for automatic motorcycles. Therefore, users need to check and clean the combustion chamber, clean the fuel injection…
In addition, details such as belts (for scooters), motorcycle chains, brake discs… will also be corroded by contact with dirty water, so people need to pay attention to these small details.
Dirty water mixed with engine oil needs to be completely drained out.
In general, to ensure safety, people should take their motorcycles to repair shops for a comprehensive check and repair. The cost can range from a few hundred thousand to millions, depending on the extent of damage caused by the flooding.
Naturally, if there are a large number of motorcycles for repair, it will lead to overload, so people can handle simple issues as we have presented here to limit the water stagnation in the motorcycles for too long, which severely affects the motorcycle’s details.
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