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I had to remove my car's radiator to get it repaired. That may take
several days to a week, since the repair shop is real busy. I want to move the car to a differerent place on the property. It will take 5 minutes at most to start it and move it. Is it safe to run an engine without coolant for a short time like this? It's an 80's car with 6 cyl engine if that matters. I dont think it can get real hot in that amount of time, but I thought I'd ask. I'm handy with cars, but no mechanic. |
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On Jan 26, 7:32*pm, wrote:
On Sat, 26 Jan 2013 18:02:56 -0600, wrote: I had to remove my car's radiator to get it repaired. *That may take several days to a week, since the repair shop is real busy. *I want to move the car to a differerent place on the property. *It will take 5 minutes at most to start it and move it. *Is it safe to run an engine without coolant for a short time like this? *It's an 80's car with 6 cyl engine if that matters. *I dont think it can get real hot in that amount of time, but I thought I'd ask. *I'm handy with cars, but no mechanic. Yet another troll from HomoGay. Yeah, sure looks like it. 5 mins to move it on his property? In 5 mins you could go 2.5 miles at 15mph. |
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On Jan 26, 7:44*pm, "
wrote: On Jan 26, 7:32*pm, wrote: On Sat, 26 Jan 2013 18:02:56 -0600, wrote: I had to remove my car's radiator to get it repaired. *That may take several days to a week, since the repair shop is real busy. *I want to move the car to a differerent place on the property. *It will take 5 minutes at most to start it and move it. *Is it safe to run an engine without coolant for a short time like this? *It's an 80's car with 6 cyl engine if that matters. *I dont think it can get real hot in that amount of time, but I thought I'd ask. *I'm handy with cars, but no mechanic. Yet another troll from HomoGay. Yeah, sure looks like it. *5 mins to move it on his property? In 5 mins you could go 2.5 miles at 15mph. Correction, make that 1.25 miles, but the same troll principle applies. |
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On Sat, 26 Jan 2013 16:44:49 -0800 (PST), "
wrote: On Jan 26, 7:32*pm, wrote: On Sat, 26 Jan 2013 18:02:56 -0600, wrote: I had to remove my car's radiator to get it repaired. *That may take several days to a week, since the repair shop is real busy. *I want to move the car to a differerent place on the property. *It will take 5 minutes at most to start it and move it. *Is it safe to run an engine without coolant for a short time like this? *It's an 80's car with 6 cyl engine if that matters. *I dont think it can get real hot in that amount of time, but I thought I'd ask. *I'm handy with cars, but no mechanic. Yet another troll from HomoGay. Yeah, sure looks like it. 5 mins to move it on his property? In 5 mins you could go 2.5 miles at 15mph. Hey dickhead, I'm sure I'm not the first person who has had to wait for auto parts and needed to move a vehicle. I'm asking a serious question. I do not have another way to move it. It's assholes like you that ruin newsgroups. just went into my kill file. |
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On Sat, 26 Jan 2013 18:20:39 -0600, Vic Smith
wrote: On Sat, 26 Jan 2013 18:02:56 -0600, wrote: I had to remove my car's radiator to get it repaired. That may take several days to a week, since the repair shop is real busy. I want to move the car to a differerent place on the property. It will take 5 minutes at most to start it and move it. Is it safe to run an engine without coolant for a short time like this? It's an 80's car with 6 cyl engine if that matters. I dont think it can get real hot in that amount of time, but I thought I'd ask. I'm handy with cars, but no mechanic. I wouldn't do it. Might have no use for the repaired radiator. Leave it, or find another way to move it. I would not run it f minutes. But you can easily make a "short circuit pipe" to fit between the rad hoses, fill it with coolant, move it and drain it. |
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On Sun, 27 Jan 2013 00:33:14 +0000 (UTC), Tegger
wrote: wrote in news:sbr8g8pv719vtlr5i8l4afmf4e12c17tht@ 4ax.com: I had to remove my car's radiator to get it repaired. That may take several days to a week, since the repair shop is real busy. I want to move the car to a differerent place on the property. It will take 5 minutes at most to start it and move it. Is it safe to run an engine without coolant for a short time like this? Absolutely not. You WILL fry something in the top end, either valves or rings, possibly both. If you must move the car, tow or push. Do NOT run this engine. 2 minutes would likely be safe. 5 would definitely be pushing your luck. |
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I had to remove my car's radiator to get it repaired. That may take several days to a week, since the repair shop is real busy. I want to move the car to a differerent place on the property. It will take 5 minutes at most to start it and move it. Is it safe to run an engine without coolant for a short time like this? It's an 80's car with 6 cyl engine if that matters. I dont think it can get real hot in that amount of time, but I thought I'd ask. I'm handy with cars, but no mechanic. I think 15-20 seconds would be max. Greg |
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wrote: I had to remove my car's radiator to get it repaired. That may take several days to a week, since the repair shop is real busy. I want to move the car to a differerent place on the property. It will take 5 minutes at most to start it and move it. Is it safe to run an engine without coolant for a short time like this? It's an 80's car with 6 cyl engine if that matters. I dont think it can get real hot in that amount of time, but I thought I'd ask. I'm handy with cars, but no mechanic. I think 15-20 seconds would be max. Greg How long is your garden hose ? Greg |
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wrote: On Sat, 26 Jan 2013 20:15:00 -0600, wrote: On Sat, 26 Jan 2013 16:44:49 -0800 (PST), " wrote: On Jan 26, 7:32 pm, wrote: On Sat, 26 Jan 2013 18:02:56 -0600, wrote: I had to remove my car's radiator to get it repaired. That may take several days to a week, since the repair shop is real busy. I want to move the car to a differerent place on the property. It will take 5 minutes at most to start it and move it. Is it safe to run an engine without coolant for a short time like this? It's an 80's car with 6 cyl engine if that matters. I dont think it can get real hot in that amount of time, but I thought I'd ask. I'm handy with cars, but no mechanic. Yet another troll from HomoGay. Yeah, sure looks like it. 5 mins to move it on his property? In 5 mins you could go 2.5 miles at 15mph. Hey dickhead, I'm sure I'm not the first person who has had to wait for auto parts and needed to move a vehicle. I'm asking a serious question. I do not have another way to move it. It's assholes like you that ruin newsgroups. just went into my kill file. He's been in mine (and a lot more) a LOOONG time. Hi, Oil also cools engine. But I don't know how long the oil alone can keep the temp in safe range. |
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This time of year, it should be OK. Watch the dash gages in case it warms
up, or the temp light comes on. If that happens, shut off the engine, lift the hood till it cools down. Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org .. wrote in message ... I had to remove my car's radiator to get it repaired. That may take several days to a week, since the repair shop is real busy. I want to move the car to a differerent place on the property. It will take 5 minutes at most to start it and move it. Is it safe to run an engine without coolant for a short time like this? It's an 80's car with 6 cyl engine if that matters. I dont think it can get real hot in that amount of time, but I thought I'd ask. I'm handy with cars, but no mechanic. |
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On Sat, 26 Jan 2013 22:13:14 -0500, "Stormin Mormon"
wrote: This time of year, it should be OK. Watch the dash gages in case it warms up, or the temp light comes on. If that happens, shut off the engine, lift the hood till it cools down. Dash light is controlled by a sensor in the water. No water, no sensing. ooops, too late |
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On Sat, 26 Jan 2013 22:44:12 -0500, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
On Sat, 26 Jan 2013 22:13:14 -0500, "Stormin Mormon" wrote: This time of year, it should be OK. Watch the dash gages in case it warms up, or the temp light comes on. If that happens, shut off the engine, lift the hood till it cools down. Dash light is controlled by a sensor in the water. No water, no sensing. ooops, too late Cute !! |
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Oil also cools engine. But I don't know how long the oil alone can keep the temp in safe range. True, but some area's like around exhaust valve seats become very hot very rapidly without aggressive coolant circulation. Oil circulation alone will provide little if any cooling around these 'hotspots'. Even full of coolant without circulation, these area's will quickly boil. Personally, were it mine, I'd limit dry runtime to 20 seconds or less, and then only under light loads. If I 'had' to move it further, I'd give it 10 or 15 minutes between runs. Keep in mind that even during normal operation, said hotspots are 'pushing' localized thermal shock limits. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermal_shock Erik |
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On Sat, 26 Jan 2013 21:29:49 -0500, wrote:
On Sat, 26 Jan 2013 18:20:39 -0600, Vic Smith wrote: On Sat, 26 Jan 2013 18:02:56 -0600, wrote: I had to remove my car's radiator to get it repaired. That may take several days to a week, since the repair shop is real busy. I want to move the car to a differerent place on the property. It will take 5 minutes at most to start it and move it. Is it safe to run an engine without coolant for a short time like this? It's an 80's car with 6 cyl engine if that matters. I dont think it can get real hot in that amount of time, but I thought I'd ask. I'm handy with cars, but no mechanic. I wouldn't do it. Might have no use for the repaired radiator. Leave it, or find another way to move it. I would not run it f minutes. But you can easily make a "short circuit pipe" to fit between the rad hoses, fill it with coolant, move it and drain it. Now that is a great idea. I probably have a pipe for that too. Sometimes posting on here is well worth it. Thanks! |
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On Sat, 26 Jan 2013 21:32:48 -0500, wrote:
Hey dickhead, I'm sure I'm not the first person who has had to wait for auto parts and needed to move a vehicle. I'm asking a serious question. I do not have another way to move it. It's assholes like you that ruin newsgroups. just went into my kill file. He's been in mine (and a lot more) a LOOONG time. That's good to know. |
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On Jan 27, 3:37*am, wrote:
On Sat, 26 Jan 2013 21:32:48 -0500, wrote: Hey dickhead, I'm sure I'm not the first person who has had to wait for auto parts and needed to move a vehicle. *I'm asking a serious question. I do not have another way to move it. *It's assholes like you that ruin newsgroups. just went into my kill file. He's been in mine (and a lot more) a LOOONG time. That's good to know. Yes CL has been taken to the woodshed too many times by me for some of the dumb things he's posted. Seems he's in a bit of a spat with Bud and Robert Macy right now too, in the thread about lightning rods. Posting links that prove himself wrong and doesn't even realize it. So, yeah, no surprise he has me in his kill file. I'm in good company there. And I think I'll join in the fun in the other thread now too.... |
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If a tree falls in the woods, and everyone has it
killfiled, did it make a sound? What is the sound of two killfiled posters, posting? Is this an exclusive club, or can just anyone be killfiled by Home Guy? Do I need to wear a tux and bowtie to be killfiled? Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org .. wrote in message ... Posting links that prove himself wrong and doesn't even realize it. So, yeah, no surprise he has me in his kill file. I'm in good company there. And I think I'll join in the fun in the other thread now too.... |
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On Jan 27, 8:40*am, "Stormin Mormon"
wrote: If a tree falls in the woods, and everyone has it killfiled, did it make a sound? What is the sound of two killfiled posters, posting? Is this an exclusive club, or can just anyone be killfiled by Home Guy? Do I need to wear a tux and bowtie to be killfiled? Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus *www.lds.org . I don't know. But just for grins, this killfiled poster will bring up something no one else has apparently thought about. Cooling the engine isn't the only function of coolant. It also lubricates the water pump. And I'd be a lot more worried about running that dry for 2 mins, than I would be about damaging the engine. But then he needs 5 mins to go across his vast estate..... I wonder if that's at 15 mph or 75? Most of us with connected brain cells only take radiators out of cars where they are not 5 mins away from where they can be left for a few days to begin with. |
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On Sun, 27 Jan 2013 02:39:01 +0000 (UTC), gregz
wrote: wrote: I had to remove my car's radiator to get it repaired. That may take several days to a week, since the repair shop is real busy. I want to move the car to a differerent place on the property. It will take 5 minutes at most to start it and move it. Is it safe to run an engine without coolant for a short time like this? It's an 80's car with 6 cyl engine if that matters. I dont think it can get real hot in that amount of time, but I thought I'd ask. I'm handy with cars, but no mechanic. I think 15-20 seconds would be max. Greg Depends on the car and engine - what thermal mass does it have? Some engines will run at low power for HOURS with no coolant. Others are scrap in 5 minutes. The important thing is how long it takes to get the critical parts of the engine heated up to the critical temperature. If you are not stupid enough to pour cold water into it, most engines can stand 300 degrees F without damaging the valves, rings, cyls, bearings, block, heads or gaskets under light load. HOWEVER - I would at least block the hoses and fill it with water, and better yet short circuit the rad hoses. The water in the block will take more than 5 minutes to heat to the point the thermostat would open. |
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On Sat, 26 Jan 2013 22:13:14 -0500, "Stormin Mormon"
wrote: This time of year, it should be OK. Watch the dash gages in case it warms up, or the temp light comes on. If that happens, shut off the engine, lift the hood till it cools down. Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org . wrote in message .. . I had to remove my car's radiator to get it repaired. That may take several days to a week, since the repair shop is real busy. I want to move the car to a differerent place on the property. It will take 5 minutes at most to start it and move it. Is it safe to run an engine without coolant for a short time like this? It's an 80's car with 6 cyl engine if that matters. I dont think it can get real hot in that amount of time, but I thought I'd ask. I'm handy with cars, but no mechanic. Without coolant the guage will in all likelihood never go up - or the light come on. Bothe measure COOLANT temperature, not engine temperature. No coolant, no indication. |
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On 1/26/2013 9:45 PM, Tony Hwang wrote:
wrote: On Sat, 26 Jan 2013 20:15:00 -0600, wrote: On Sat, 26 Jan 2013 16:44:49 -0800 (PST), " wrote: On Jan 26, 7:32 pm, wrote: On Sat, 26 Jan 2013 18:02:56 -0600, wrote: I had to remove my car's radiator to get it repaired. That may take several days to a week, since the repair shop is real busy. I want to move the car to a differerent place on the property. It will take 5 minutes at most to start it and move it. Is it safe to run an engine without coolant for a short time like this? It's an 80's car with 6 cyl engine if that matters. I dont think it can get real hot in that amount of time, but I thought I'd ask. I'm handy with cars, but no mechanic. Yet another troll from HomoGay. Yeah, sure looks like it. 5 mins to move it on his property? In 5 mins you could go 2.5 miles at 15mph. Hey dickhead, I'm sure I'm not the first person who has had to wait for auto parts and needed to move a vehicle. I'm asking a serious question. I do not have another way to move it. It's assholes like you that ruin newsgroups. just went into my kill file. He's been in mine (and a lot more) a LOOONG time. Hi, Oil also cools engine. But I don't know how long the oil alone can keep the temp in safe range. I'm not reading everything in thread, but water could function as temporary coolant, drained and disposed of. What's the big deal? I'm old enough to remember when just water was used in warm months and methanol added as antifreeze in the winter. |
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On Sun, 27 Jan 2013 02:36:47 -0600, wrote:
On Sat, 26 Jan 2013 21:29:49 -0500, wrote: On Sat, 26 Jan 2013 18:20:39 -0600, Vic Smith wrote: On Sat, 26 Jan 2013 18:02:56 -0600, wrote: I had to remove my car's radiator to get it repaired. That may take several days to a week, since the repair shop is real busy. I want to move the car to a differerent place on the property. It will take 5 minutes at most to start it and move it. Is it safe to run an engine without coolant for a short time like this? It's an 80's car with 6 cyl engine if that matters. I dont think it can get real hot in that amount of time, but I thought I'd ask. I'm handy with cars, but no mechanic. I wouldn't do it. Might have no use for the repaired radiator. Leave it, or find another way to move it. I would not run it f minutes. But you can easily make a "short circuit pipe" to fit between the rad hoses, fill it with coolant, move it and drain it. Now that is a great idea. I probably have a pipe for that too. Sometimes posting on here is well worth it. Thanks! A bit of PVC and a pair of elbows works fine. Don't even need to glue it together - just a wrap of tape to hold it together. Put the pipe in the lower hose, fill from top of pipe, pop the top hose on, and start it up. That said - My daughter's '82 Colt 200 blew the rad one cold and nasty night about 10 miles from home. I went out with 2 gallons of water and tried to fill the rad. Water ran out as fast as I could pour it in. I gave my daughter the keys to my car and told her to follow me. I started the colt, took it up to 100kph and shut it off, letting it coast. When it got down to about 30 or 40 I turned on the ignition, popped the clutch, and took it up to 100 again, then coasted it down. Took 3 or 4 cycles to get it home to my driveway - where we put in a new rad the next day. No harm done to the engine |
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On Sun, 27 Jan 2013 13:45:45 +0000 (UTC), Tegger
wrote: wrote in news:a949g8p7fatqaffk23cq48p5vnfoqn6q7v@ 4ax.com: 2 minutes would likely be safe. 5 would definitely be pushing your luck. Even 30-seconds is not safe if there is no coolant in the head. The rad being missing is NOT the same as simply having low coolant-level in a complete system. Combustion temperatures are around 1,500-2,000 degrees F. That heat builds in seconds if it can't be carried away; without coolant, the surrounding metal will overheat /very/ quickly, creating the strong probability of the head warping, which will cause head-gasket failure and poor valve sealing. Are you a mechanic??? I am. 30 seconds will not hurt ANYTHING. Period. The thermal mass is highe enough to take a minute of no or light load running without harm - even on a lightweight aluminum engine. - in most cases significantly longer. The Ccadillac Northstar can be driven 50 miles with absolutely no coolant, without harm - and it is a FRAGILE engine. They do it by rotating shutdown of cyls and reducing power output. I would not run a dry engine for 5 minutes - but I have posted a solution that works very well and is totally safe for a 5 minute run. - short circuit pipe.. |
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On Sun, 27 Jan 2013 05:54:52 -0800 (PST), "
wrote: On Jan 27, 8:40*am, "Stormin Mormon" wrote: If a tree falls in the woods, and everyone has it killfiled, did it make a sound? What is the sound of two killfiled posters, posting? Is this an exclusive club, or can just anyone be killfiled by Home Guy? Do I need to wear a tux and bowtie to be killfiled? Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus *www.lds.org . I don't know. But just for grins, this killfiled poster will bring up something no one else has apparently thought about. Cooling the engine isn't the only function of coolant. It also lubricates the water pump. And I'd be a lot more worried about running that dry for 2 mins, than I would be about damaging the engine. But then he needs 5 mins to go across his vast estate..... I wonder if that's at 15 mph or 75? Most of us with connected brain cells only take radiators out of cars where they are not 5 mins away from where they can be left for a few days to begin with. The problem with some here is that they take everything so literally. He probably just said 5 minutes to be conservative. |
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On Sun, 27 Jan 2013 13:45:45 +0000 (UTC), Tegger
wrote: wrote in news:a949g8p7fatqaffk23cq48p5vnfoqn6q7v@ 4ax.com: 2 minutes would likely be safe. 5 would definitely be pushing your luck. Even 30-seconds is not safe if there is no coolant in the head. The rad being missing is NOT the same as simply having low coolant-level in a complete system. Combustion temperatures are around 1,500-2,000 degrees F. That heat builds in seconds if it can't be carried away; without coolant, the surrounding metal will overheat /very/ quickly, creating the strong probability of the head warping, which will cause head-gasket failure and poor valve sealing. I don't know but my hunch is you are correct. That said since this newsgroup seems indecisive about exact amount of time (understandable IMO), I think he is well advised not to take a chance because I think?? he has more to lose than to gain. Of course ultimately he will make that decision. |
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On Sun, 27 Jan 2013 13:44:22 -0500, wrote:
On Sat, 26 Jan 2013 18:02:56 -0600, wrote: I had to remove my car's radiator to get it repaired. That may take several days to a week, since the repair shop is real busy. I want to move the car to a differerent place on the property. It will take 5 minutes at most to start it and move it. Is it safe to run an engine without coolant for a short time like this? It's an 80's car with 6 cyl engine if that matters. I dont think it can get real hot in that amount of time, but I thought I'd ask. I'm handy with cars, but no mechanic. That said - My daughter's '82 Colt 200 blew the rad one cold and nasty night about 10 miles from home. I went out with 2 gallons of water and tried to fill the rad. Water ran out as fast as I could pour it in. I gave my daughter the keys to my car and told her to follow me. I started the colt, took it up to 100kph and shut it off, letting it coast. When it got down to about 30 or 40 I turned on the ignition, popped the clutch, and took it up to 100 again, then coasted it down. Took 3 or 4 cycles to get it home to my driveway - where we put in a new rad the next day. No harm done to the engine Then the solution is simple. Have your daughter go to Homeowner's place and follow him as he moves the car. |
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On Sun, 27 Jan 2013 14:57:07 -0600, Doug
wrote: On Sun, 27 Jan 2013 13:50:16 -0500, wrote: On Sun, 27 Jan 2013 13:45:45 +0000 (UTC), Tegger wrote: wrote in news:a949g8p7fatqaffk23cq48p5vnfoqn6q7v@ 4ax.com: 2 minutes would likely be safe. 5 would definitely be pushing your luck. Even 30-seconds is not safe if there is no coolant in the head. The rad being missing is NOT the same as simply having low coolant-level in a complete system. Combustion temperatures are around 1,500-2,000 degrees F. That heat builds in seconds if it can't be carried away; without coolant, the surrounding metal will overheat /very/ quickly, creating the strong probability of the head warping, which will cause head-gasket failure and poor valve sealing. Are you a mechanic??? I am. 30 seconds will not hurt ANYTHING. Period. The thermal mass is highe enough to take a minute of no or light load running without harm - even on a lightweight aluminum engine. - in most cases significantly longer. The Ccadillac Northstar can be driven 50 miles with absolutely no coolant, without harm - and it is a FRAGILE engine. They do it by rotating shutdown of cyls and reducing power output. I would not run a dry engine for 5 minutes - but I have posted a solution that works very well and is totally safe for a 5 minute run. - short circuit pipe.. First, I am not a mechanic but I question the 5 minutes. I don't know the outside temps his engine will be started but my experience shows my engine reaching operating temps in less than 5 minutes. If this is correct, then his engine will get pretty hot for a minute or so with no liquid. As I said I'm no mechanic or mechanical engineer but this sounds on the verge of dangerous to me. I sure hope he gets confirmation on what you said, if he thinks you are correct. I just read your post you were referring to I think and in that post, you did refer to running it with liquid ... therefore not dry. In that case I agree if it's not much more than 5 minutes. |
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(OT) Car coolant question
On Jan 27, 3:37*pm, Doug wrote:
On Sun, 27 Jan 2013 13:45:45 +0000 (UTC), Tegger wrote: wrote in news:a949g8p7fatqaffk23cq48p5vnfoqn6q7v@ 4ax.com: *2 minutes would likely be safe. 5 would definitely be pushing your luck. Even 30-seconds is not safe if there is no coolant in the head. The rad being missing is NOT the same as simply having low coolant-level in a complete system. Combustion temperatures are around 1,500-2,000 degrees F. That heat builds in seconds if it can't be carried away; without coolant, the surrounding metal will overheat /very/ quickly, creating the strong probability of the head warping, which will cause head-gasket failure and poor valve sealing. I don't know but my hunch is you are correct. *That said since this newsgroup seems indecisive about exact amount of time (understandable IMO), I think he is well advised not to take a chance because I think?? he has more to lose than to gain. *Of course ultimately he will make that decision. *- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I'm sure all the deep knowledge you've demonstrated about the actual topic will be of great comfort to him on his 5 minute journey. |
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On 1/27/2013 12:44 PM, wrote:
On Sun, 27 Jan 2013 02:36:47 -0600, wrote: On Sat, 26 Jan 2013 21:29:49 -0500, wrote: On Sat, 26 Jan 2013 18:20:39 -0600, Vic Smith wrote: On Sat, 26 Jan 2013 18:02:56 -0600, wrote: I had to remove my car's radiator to get it repaired. That may take several days to a week, since the repair shop is real busy. I want to move the car to a differerent place on the property. It will take 5 minutes at most to start it and move it. Is it safe to run an engine without coolant for a short time like this? It's an 80's car with 6 cyl engine if that matters. I dont think it can get real hot in that amount of time, but I thought I'd ask. I'm handy with cars, but no mechanic. I wouldn't do it. Might have no use for the repaired radiator. Leave it, or find another way to move it. I would not run it f minutes. But you can easily make a "short circuit pipe" to fit between the rad hoses, fill it with coolant, move it and drain it. Now that is a great idea. I probably have a pipe for that too. Sometimes posting on here is well worth it. Thanks! A bit of PVC and a pair of elbows works fine. Don't even need to glue it together - just a wrap of tape to hold it together. Put the pipe in the lower hose, fill from top of pipe, pop the top hose on, and start it up. That said - My daughter's '82 Colt 200 blew the rad one cold and nasty night about 10 miles from home. I went out with 2 gallons of water and tried to fill the rad. Water ran out as fast as I could pour it in. I gave my daughter the keys to my car and told her to follow me. I started the colt, took it up to 100kph and shut it off, letting it coast. When it got down to about 30 or 40 I turned on the ignition, popped the clutch, and took it up to 100 again, then coasted it down. Took 3 or 4 cycles to get it home to my driveway - where we put in a new rad the next day. No harm done to the engine I remember Cadillac advertizing from some time back that their engine control system would allow the vehicle to run in limp home mode without coolant in the engine's cooling system. Of course I recall top fuel dragsters run without a cooling system at all but they rebuild the engine after every run or two. ^_^ TDD |
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Doug wrote:
On Sun, 27 Jan 2013 13:45:45 +0000 (UTC), Tegger wrote: wrote in news:a949g8p7fatqaffk23cq48p5vnfoqn6q7v@ 4ax.com: 2 minutes would likely be safe. 5 would definitely be pushing your luck. Even 30-seconds is not safe if there is no coolant in the head. The rad being missing is NOT the same as simply having low coolant-level in a complete system. Combustion temperatures are around 1,500-2,000 degrees F. That heat builds in seconds if it can't be carried away; without coolant, the surrounding metal will overheat /very/ quickly, creating the strong probability of the head warping, which will cause head-gasket failure and poor valve sealing. I don't know but my hunch is you are correct. That said since this newsgroup seems indecisive about exact amount of time (understandable IMO), I think he is well advised not to take a chance because I think?? he has more to lose than to gain. Of course ultimately he will make that decision. I watched a show where the builder of some vehicle decided to not use radiator. Ran full out for probably less than a minute before it went south. Greg |
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On Sun, 27 Jan 2013 14:15:13 -0800 (PST), "
wrote: On Jan 27, 3:37*pm, Doug wrote: On Sun, 27 Jan 2013 13:45:45 +0000 (UTC), Tegger wrote: wrote in news:a949g8p7fatqaffk23cq48p5vnfoqn6q7v@ 4ax.com: *2 minutes would likely be safe. 5 would definitely be pushing your luck. Even 30-seconds is not safe if there is no coolant in the head. The rad being missing is NOT the same as simply having low coolant-level in a complete system. Combustion temperatures are around 1,500-2,000 degrees F. That heat builds in seconds if it can't be carried away; without coolant, the surrounding metal will overheat /very/ quickly, creating the strong probability of the head warping, which will cause head-gasket failure and poor valve sealing. I don't know but my hunch is you are correct. *That said since this newsgroup seems indecisive about exact amount of time (understandable IMO), I think he is well advised not to take a chance because I think?? he has more to lose than to gain. *Of course ultimately he will make that decision. *- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I'm sure all the deep knowledge you've demonstrated about the actual topic will be of great comfort to him on his 5 minute journey. Yeah ok. Now I understand why some put you in their kill file. |
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Be interesting to see if he's got us both killfiled.
If so, I can go back to watching my gerbils have sex. Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org .. wrote in message ... I don't know. But just for grins, this killfiled poster will bring up something no one else has apparently thought about. |
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