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How far can i drive with no coolant?
Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2011 11:50 pm
by mark_h
Long story short, seem to have lost a front hose, resulting in coolant spewing over bonnet/road. AA are saying 4 (further) hours to recover car to Murrays - currently in middle of Glasgow.
I'm about 2 miles from my brothers flat, which will at least put me somewhere safe.
Is this too far without coolant?
Cheers
Mark
Re: How far can i drive with no coolant?
Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2011 11:53 pm
by vxc
yes!
Re: How far can i drive with no coolant?
Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2011 11:55 pm
by neil
I'm not sure I'd risk it. Can you not leave the car and go back when the AA arrive?
Re: How far can i drive with no coolant?
Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2011 11:57 pm
by mark_h
neil wrote:I'm not sure I'd risk it. Can you not leave the car and go back when the AA arrive?
Yeah, think this is what I need to do, and hope/pray the car is still here when I return.
Re: How far can i drive with no coolant?
Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2011 11:58 pm
by neil
2 miles isn't that far to push
Re: How far can i drive with no coolant?
Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2011 12:01 am
by neil
Re: How far can i drive with no coolant?
Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2011 12:12 am
by j2 lot
I would have thought 2 miles - gentle running on a cool night would be achievable if you are starting with a cold engine? No guarantees are given or implied in the above statement
I ran my Elise from George Square to Shields Road under similar circumstances with no ill effects. Filled up with water and avoided traffic. It was holding some water though.
Re: How far can i drive with no coolant?
Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2011 12:16 am
by campbell
IMO not worth the risk to drive it. Stay with the car if poss? Get a pal to bring coffee-to-go?! Get a pal to bring a tow rope to get you to your Bro's?
Sorry to hear this Mark.
Re: How far can i drive with no coolant?
Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2011 12:41 am
by mark_h
Thanks for all the advice. Decided to get the car collected tomorrow am and at least get some sleep.
Not overly impressed with AA at the moment, although they did offer to shout me a hotel.
Re: How far can i drive with no coolant?
Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2011 12:46 am
by campbell
Should've got Tut to use his red telephone hotline to 'em
Re: How far can i drive with no coolant?
Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2011 1:00 am
by mark_h
campbell wrote:Should've got Tut to use his red telephone hotline to 'em
May well still come in handy come angry letter writing time...
Re: How far can i drive with no coolant?
Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2011 9:41 am
by S111Y TT
Just piss in the coolant tub and drive your two miles.
Re: How far can i drive with no coolant?
Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2011 9:48 am
by tut
Like father like son, although when I did that to N1 it was to put out an oil fire.
If you had access to water I would have filled it up, checked to see if it was running out from anywhere, if not drive slowly home , checking it a couple of times. Action would also depend on whether you have P&L and Home Start. If you do then you have to call them out to make a claim which could have been from home.
tut
Re: How far can i drive with no coolant?
Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2011 1:11 pm
by Dominic
Just spotted this. For the sake of two miles, surely it could be gently towed on a rope to your brother's? If I'd spotted this last night I could have towed you.
Re: How far can i drive with no coolant?
Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2011 1:48 pm
by dirkpitt
Dominic wrote:Just spotted this. For the sake of two miles, surely it could be gently towed on a rope to your brother's? If I'd spotted this last night I could have towed you.
me too...i would of helped as im in the centre, and towed you or sorted something out.......car too precious to drive on no coolant!
leigh
