If water enters by airfilter, before starting, do what?

Bart F-350

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It is quite a while since I last used my truck (7,3 IDI 350), and now I see water standing on the cover of my airfilter.
I heard about the danger of hydrolock in the case that water entered the engine.
Now, before I start, what do I do best?
I'm not sure IF there's water in the engine, but better safe then sorry.
 

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First, remove any visible water off the engine, check for water in oil, remove all glowplugs, spin engine by hand a few revolution then with the glowplugs still removed crank the engine with the starter for a few revolutions. If all checks out should be good to go.
 

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Thank you,
it was quite a while when I was very busy with my F-350, and in the meantime I forgot about this.
It's time again to revive it.
 

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By all means, what could be the reason the water collects on top of the airfilter?
 

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Most likely your good to cowl seal is cracked or missing. I think they are available new. Google is your friend.

Nice catch by the way. Easier to get the water out of your engine than fixing a bent connecting rod.
 

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well, Still not sure if there is any water in the engine, but just the fact that it was present on the airfilter...

I live in France, and parts for this truck are rare as hens teeth over here, and very expensive if I have to import from the USA, so all reason to be careful!
 

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