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Why did this fix work?
One morning in the winter, several years ago when I lived in Ontario,
Canada, my Maza pickup truck would not start. The fix? Putting a stronger anti-freeze solution into the cooling system. I know why it worked. Can anyone guess the reason? |
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nooobody wrote:
> One morning in the winter, several years ago when I lived in Ontario, > Canada, my Maza pickup truck would not start. The fix? Putting a > stronger anti-freeze solution into the cooling system. I know why it > worked. Can anyone guess the reason? > Water in the cooling system was getting slushy and the drag on the water pump was too much for the starter? nate -- replace "fly" with "com" to reply. http://home.comcast.net/~njnagel |
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"Nate Nagel" > wrote in message ... > nooobody wrote: > >> One morning in the winter, several years ago when I lived in Ontario, >> Canada, my Maza pickup truck would not start. The fix? Putting a >> stronger anti-freeze solution into the cooling system. I know why it >> worked. Can anyone guess the reason? >> > > Water in the cooling system was getting slushy and the drag on the water > pump was too much for the starter? > > nate > That was my first thought, but if it was that slushy how'd he drain it enough to replace any appreciable amount? Now I'm thinking his story is pure BS. Bob |
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On Sat, 18 Dec 2004 02:34:35 GMT, "nooobody" >
wrote: >One morning in the winter, several years ago when I lived in Ontario, >Canada, my Maza pickup truck would not start. The fix? Putting a >stronger anti-freeze solution into the cooling system. I know why it >worked. Can anyone guess the reason? > I think it was a coincidence. You cranked the battery, which caused internal heat. You paused did your any freeze thing, might even warmed up outside more, and when you cranked again the battery had a little more juice to fire things up. How's that for a guess.... later, tom @ www.CarFleaMarket.com |
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"nooobody" > wrote in message news:%GMwd.514261$Pl.269401@pd7tw1no...
> One morning in the winter, several years ago when I lived in Ontario, > Canada, my Maza pickup truck would not start. The fix? Putting a > stronger anti-freeze solution into the cooling system. I know why it > worked. Can anyone guess the reason? The stronger anti-freeze further drops the cold sensor readings. |
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TeGGer=AE wrote: > Nate Nagel > floridly penned in > : > > > nooobody wrote: > > > >> One morning in the winter, several years ago when I lived in Ontario, > >> Canada, my Maza pickup truck would not start. The fix? Putting a > >> stronger anti-freeze solution into the cooling system. I know why it > >> worked. Can anyone guess the reason? > >> > > > > Water in the cooling system was getting slushy and the drag on the water > > pump was too much for the starter? > > > > > > Unfortunately the OP provided no detail, so we can't even guess. Don't you think he just put hot coolant in that cold engine and it warmet it up enough? > > What did he mean by "would not start"? > 1) Would not crank? > 2) Cranked too slowly? > 3) Cranked fine, but would not fire? > 4) Fired but would not keep running? >=20 > Pretty important to know. >=20 > --=20 > TeGGeR=AE |
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On Sat, 18 Dec 2004 06:39:27 GMT, "Burt Squareman"
> wrote: >"nooobody" > wrote in message news:%GMwd.514261$Pl.269401@pd7tw1no... >> One morning in the winter, several years ago when I lived in Ontario, >> Canada, my Maza pickup truck would not start. The fix? Putting a >> stronger anti-freeze solution into the cooling system. I know why it >> worked. Can anyone guess the reason? > >The stronger anti-freeze further drops the cold sensor readings. > Has someone developed a new law of physics??? -- Elbridge Gerry, of Massachusetts: "What, sir, is the use of militia? It is to prevent the establishment of a standing army, the bane of liberty. . . Whenever Government means to invade the rights and liberties of the people, they always attempt to destroy the militia, in order to raise a standing army upon its ruins." -- Debate, U.S. House of Representatives, August 17, 1789 |
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I wrote:
> One morning in the winter, several years ago when I lived in Ontario, > Canada, my Maza pickup truck would not start. The fix? Putting a > stronger anti-freeze solution into the cooling system. I know why it > worked. Can anyone guess the reason? Further information: The vehicle in question was an 82 Mazda B2000, so it did not have fuel injection. By "would not start" I meant it cranked fine but would not fire. The anti-freeze I put in had been stored in an unheated garage, so was no warmer than the coolant already in the engine. Outside air temp was about 0 Fahrenheit. When I removed the rad cap to check the coolant there was no sign of freezing, but its strength as measured with my a-f checker showed it should be good to about 0 - 5 Fahrenheit. The effect was immediate: it would not start - I drained some coolant and put in anti-freeze - it started right away. Here's a hint: The fuel system was not stock. |
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On Sat, 18 Dec 2004, nooobody wrote:
> in Ontario, Canada, my Maza pickup truck would not start. The fix? > Putting a stronger anti-freeze solution into the cooling system. I > know why it worked. Can anyone guess the reason? I can guess: Mel Lastman caught wind of you going online with a handle that mimicked his obnoxious "Nooooobody!" commercials and flamed you. Some of the heat warmed up your POS Mazda and it started. |
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