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My car is turning over by it's self

I drove my car trough flood waters someone told to spray the electrect connections with WD/40

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WD-40 will remove water and dry out things after sitting for a while I would say over night. In the day distributor caps would have moisture and WD-40 would help get it started. I would just let the car sit a day or 2 to dry out.

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WD40 will dry out your ignition and you should be able to start it right away with no problems if this is the only problem. If you got starter totally wet try to spray it full of wd40 or any water displacement spray to get it from shortin out and turning over the engine. .....Rich

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