Date:         Wed, 15 Dec 2010 10:25:24 -0600
Reply-To:     John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>
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From:         John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>
Subject:      Re: Can you run without coolant...
Comments: To: Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
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  Jim,

Just as an aside - my Alaska business partners kid drove an Isuzu diesel
from Anchorage to Kenai (about 150 miles) with no coolant in the engine
and it didn't destroy the thing. Didn't phase it in fact. He fixed the
problem - broken/burst coolant hose - and drove it another couple of
years. It was really cold when he did this stunt -(like -35F) - which
I'm sure made the difference in the survival of that engine.

John Rodgers
Clayartist and Moldmaker
88'GL VW Bus Driver
Chelsea, AL
Http://www.moldhaus.com


On 12/15/2010 8:50 AM, Jim Felder wrote:
> How long is your driveway?
>
> : )
>
> I think there is  just enough thermal mass in the cylinders and heads
> to run the car for about 15 or 20 seconds. After they get hot they
> would no longer be able to absorb the heat and you'd cook something. I
> have run a diesel that way for about 30 seconds with no ill effects
> but I wouldn't want to run it that long again. Any amount of water,
> which has a great capacity to transfer heat to itself, would help.
>
> Jim
>
> On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 8:08 AM, David Beierl<dbeierl@attglobal.net>  wrote:
>> ...long enough to get out of the driveway?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> David
>>
>