Experience riding a motorbike through a flooded area to avoid stalling

Tips for riding a motorbike through a flooded road

With car number: Drivers of vehicles with automatic transmission through flooded areas should change the vehicle’s gears to 1st or 2nd gear to go, pay attention to keep the throttle steady, hold the steering wheel and slowly run through the flooded area. Note, do not accelerate, brake quickly because it will make the car easier to turn off.

With a scooter: Control the car slowly and evenly, don’t go too high, but don’t let the throttle too low. Absolutely do not reduce the gas during the process, this will cause the engine to stall immediately. If you encounter a place where water is flooded deep through the exhaust pipe, you should not drive the car through those places.

If the car is heavily flooded and the engine stalls, a temporary solution is to take the car to a high place, then remove the spark plugs and dry them thoroughly. Then, step on the starter lever to push the water out of the car, lock the gas, and then drain the fuel from the carburetor.

With electric motorbikes, electric bicycles: Due to the design of this electric vehicle using batteries or batteries, when the road is flooded, you absolutely must not ride through this area, because then it is easy for water to enter the battery or battery, but once the battery is in If the battery is flooded, it will be damaged and you will definitely have to replace it immediately.

When driving a motorbike through a flooded road, always remember to use a small gear. With gear cars, it is recommended to stay in 2nd gear (because 1st gear is too much, 3rd and 4th gear is not strong enough). With scooters, always keep the gas at a relatively large level to prevent water from entering the exhaust, as well as the fan.

Absolutely avoid reducing the gas while traveling, otherwise, the water will overflow and cause the engine to stall immediately. You should only use the brake to slow down, even if the throttle is still trying to stay the same.

Handling when the car is stalled

Car No: When encountering a car stalling, the first thing you should try to do is pull the car out of the flooded area, remove the spark plug and dry it, then turn the car upside down to let the water out of the exhaust pipe.

Besides, you also need to lock the gas and discharge all the old gasoline left in the carburetor, then turn on the gas and start the engine. When starting the engine normally, it should go to 0 and accelerate so that if there is water in the exhaust, it will be released.

Motorbike: With scooters, do not try to restart the car because that will cause more water to enter and damage the engine. First, remove the spark plug, clean it thoroughly, and then reinstall it. Drain all the oil in the engine compartment, clean the engine compartment and change the oil to make sure there is no water in the oil.

If you can’t fix it on the spot, you should go to the nearest dealer, motorbike repair shop to check again.