So it wasn't the torrential rain as alluded to in the title of this post.
It was that you did something foolish and drove through deep water.
Do it again and it'll happen again.
Deep water does that.
Experience is a teacher.
Steve
Well. That's a much less painful way to tell when your engine is warm than grabbing an exhaust pipe.
Unless your engine compartment is prone to burst into flame...
Steve