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He pulled over on the highway? Wow... (archive)
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Posted by Tim Collins on July 30, 2000 at 11:16:19:

In Reply to: He must have been driving between 35- 65 mph posted by Sendhil on July 30, 2000 at 10:28:31:

Usually speeds of 50+ will not require a fan to be on, because of the cooling effect of the air hitting the radiator. I guess the combination of the 110° temp and the coolant mixture (or lack of mixture, as it were...) were too much. Well, good luck.

Tim Collins


Since it was a hot day (110F), he had the A/C on on max. The traffic must have been bad on Las Vegas Blvd, being a Saturday. He mentioned that the Valet noticed the engine running hot (gauge), and recommended turning the A/C off, which he did. He must have driven about 2 miles on surface street, and about 3 miles on the freeway before pulling over.

The car had a new water pump just 1 year (12K miles) ago. The fan clutch was replaced 9 months ago. Thanks again for your input.




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