GoBlue
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Southern MN
This question relates to a recent thread about an accident I had that caused my radiator to start leaking.
I noticed it was leaking right away after I crashed, but I drove it anyway. The temp stays at 210 without fail every day. I drove it about 2.5 miles at about 60mph and it never reached 225. As soon as I slowed down the temp spiked almost to the max. I shut it off as soon as that happened. Let it cool down for a minute and then idled it about 500 ft more.
The radiator was steaming pretty good about halfway through the trip, and the weather was pretty cold.
Be honest here, did I make a fatal mistake driving it that probably caused some major damage?
It starts up fine, and Idles pretty normal when the engine is cold.
I noticed it was leaking right away after I crashed, but I drove it anyway. The temp stays at 210 without fail every day. I drove it about 2.5 miles at about 60mph and it never reached 225. As soon as I slowed down the temp spiked almost to the max. I shut it off as soon as that happened. Let it cool down for a minute and then idled it about 500 ft more.
The radiator was steaming pretty good about halfway through the trip, and the weather was pretty cold.
Be honest here, did I make a fatal mistake driving it that probably caused some major damage?
It starts up fine, and Idles pretty normal when the engine is cold.