No Coolant
 

Just a quick question.

Assuming the the engine is cold, how far do you think I could drive with no coolant?

My overheating problem finally came to a head today when, a couple of miles from home, a hose buried deep in the engine bay somewhere decided it couldn't cope any more and promptly dumped the coolant all over the road!!!

10-20 minutes maybe, my fan was stuck on my fan shroud and didnt spin and i drove it on the freeway for about 20 minutes with no problems then right when i got home the needle jumped to red zone

Thanks for that :)

I did actually pluck up the courage and drive it home, luckily with no problems.

did u replace ur HG yet maybe dats ur car way of telling you its going out

With a stuck fan and driving at highway speeds you wouldn't have a problem till you slow down and lose the high airflow but with no coolant you won't last more than a few minutes. Ive tried to milk that situation before thinking I could just make it to work, then in less than 5 minutes the rattling started.....

Mine too. It's heated up on me during the test drive after my build.

But it was because I blew a coolant line, because of a 15 year old stock hose clamp.

A water cooled engine will overheat in less than 5 minutes with no coolant. No way in hell its lasting 15 minutes.

kudos, operating temp is already too far with no coolant. Dont do it or ur looking serious trouble.

LoL..., you would be better off pissing in it.

I run prestone 50/50. Other than that. Distilled water incase of a 911.

I know. I can't stay in denial any more.

I've done everything else so it must be the HG!! Better start saving.