You should have insurance that will probably totally the car and you can
buy another one.

If your intent on getting it running, you probably have hydro lock from
water in the cylinders. Leave the plugs out and turn over the engine to
try to get the water out of the holes. If you have some sort
of small hose you can attach to a wet dry shop vac you can try to
stick it down the spark plug holes and vacuum it out.

Once you get it to turn over, Change the oil. change the plugs.
Change the filter. Take apart any electrical connectors that may have
got wet and dry them out and spray them with electrical contact cleaner
preservative. If your lucky, the water did not go over the top of the
engine and a lot of the big multi pin contacts did not get wet.
Remove any ground lugs on the chassis you can get to and clean an
retorque them down.

If the carpet got wet, get it shampooed and cleaned at a good detail
shop. If water got under the dash, your in for a lot of fun.

If you do have insurance, be careful in what you do. You might clean it
all up and get it running only to be denied coverage.

Bob

my 99 taurus sucked in some water during the flooding we had in Houston
on Monday.  It wasn't deep, but apparently it sloshed the wrong way and
the car died.  I checked the next day and the air filter was soaked.
Maybe I goofed, but I tried starting the car with a boost and nothing
happened.  Towed the car home, disconnected the battery and pulled the
plugs.  All were dirty and one was wet.  Tried to turn the engine by
hand and got about 30 degrees turned and then it came to a hard stop
and I can't turn it no more.  I checked the dipstick and it seemed ok.
Thoughts?  I'd like to get the car running if at all possible without
major mechanical.  Electrical I can do myself.

byramlass@ev1.net