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Cooling - USA - The Basics of Diesel-Engine Coolant
Or, a few tips that may help you stay out of cooling-system trouble in a world that’s working against you
USA -Construction Equipment magazine, by WALT MOORE -Sept 12, 2005: -- Elizabeth Nelson, coolant program manager at Polaris Laboratories, a fluid-analysis company in Indianapolis, Ind., tells a story that would strike fear into the heart of any fleet manager. A class-8 on-highway truck seemed in fine condition when it left the West Coast, but at the end of its 6,000-mile cross-country run, a cylinder sleeve failed and catastrophic engine failure resulted. According to Nelson, the cause of the disaster was an electrical short in the truck’s starter. "An electrical short in a vehicle takes the path of least resistance to ground"...
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