Water damage..

So i just sat through 3 hours of traffic for a 20 minute trip over here in virginia, everywhere i flooding blah blah..anyways..The end of the trip we came upon a part of the road that was flooded. Ive driven through some deep water before, safely of course, and at this part the water was barely covering the curb so i figured id be able to make it. Keep in mind i have the OME 3" lift with 285s so ive got a bit of clearance. Anyways, i turned on 4hi and started to go through. I made it but towards the end of the stretch my a/c light started flashing and something smelled like it was burning.

Not sure if the smell was my car, or the flares on the road warning of the flood rolleyes. I turned the a/c off and back on and the flashing stopped. From that point on though i was worried and the truck felt a little sluggish, but that might just be my imagination.

The truck still ran for another 30 minutes at least and i havent tried starting it yet, but im sure it will start.

Any ideas on what could have caused this? Is this an issue i need to call the dealer about just to make sure?

Thanks fellas.

 

could you have smelled the water turning to steam on the exhaust?

 

Possibly, i never stopped to avoid water getting sucked into the exhaust, but it might have been the water touching it.

 

Thanks, from what i read this was a one of the main reasons for the flashing. Do you think it was just a slip and should be fine from now on? The truck starts and im almost postive the a/c works normally.

 

Awesome, thanks! Ill keep an eye on the truck just to make sure and if anybody else has any input it would be much appreciated.

 

Where did you encounter the water? I live not too far away and the only water i came across was on 395.

If the light only came on when you turned the a/c on then its most likely the ac belt slipping.

hope this helps.