TRUCK OVERHEATED IN DRIVE THRU

taysdad · Jul 30, 2022

Running water over the engine is insanity to me. I am not even sure I would let a person who said such a thing tow my vehicle.

Bivouac · Jul 30, 2022

eon_blue said: ↑

I agree, I was trying to make sense of what the person from the tow company was telling him by saying to "run water with the engine on". I would never in a million years pour water over a hot engine, let alone one that's overheating. When I spray my engine to clean it I wait until its sat overnight, don't want something hot getting a cold shock and cracking or breaking.

But it sounds like that's what the person was telling him he should have done, either that or they were implying to put water in the radiator...which I know people do (distilled) if they have no access to coolant, but even then why would that guy tell him to do that with the overheating engine still running lol. Shut it off and let it cool down. I can't see any benefit to letting an overheating engine stay running when shutting it off will let it cool down

it just sounds like that tow company employee had no idea what they were saying, either that or there was some misunderstanding between OP and the person on the phone.
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I think a break down in communication or the Roll back driver was clueless.

I remember in the old days unloading dry bulk tankers at Concrete plants using the exhaust system turbo un loader spraying water on the radiator to cool things down . That was a quite common practice recommended by The shop foreman.

det107 · Jul 30, 2022

alexh said: ↑

I'm old enough that my dad had several 70's American V8's. Overheating was a fairly common occurrence as the hoses back then were not that good.
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I don't recall overheating but stories of vapor lock. Plus the gas crisis and 8 mpg vehicles.

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