Getting out of Galveston ended
up being our biggest problem. While traversing a flooded area,
my car ended up in just a bit too deep and I managed to get sea
water in my intake. It sputtered and stalled out... 8 feet from
dry land! Tim drove his Jeep around and pushed me out of the
water and despite our best efforts, we were unable to get my
truck started. Luckily, I carry a tow rope so we linked the two
vehicles together and Tim towed me over 20 miles, out of Galveston
and to the National Weather Service radar station. We borrowed
a spark plug wrench from one of the employees and did some field
surgery on the truck. After removing the plugs, it became clear
that the cylinders were full of salt water. Not good. In a stroke
of genius, Mark pulled out a section of washer fluid hose and
we literally sucked the water out of the cylinders. It took some
time, and a battery boost, but it came back to life with a geyser
of water out the tail pipe. I have never been so happy to hear
the sound of a car starting.
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