06-03-2023, 06:39 PM
(06-03-2023, 06:15 PM)Howard Wright Wrote: Hi Chris
Great article, thanks for sharing.
The cooling procedure reminds me of a trip I made many years ago up the Kyber pass. Huge old Bedford trucks decorated in multi colours and reflective tape ground up the very steep gradient. They were also laden with passengers (some carrying Kalashnikov’s) but two or three boys of about 10 years old sat on the front mudguards. Every now and again a boy would jump off and, carrying a watering can, would run up ahead of the truck to a water point, fill the can and jump back on the truck as it travelled past. The filler didn’t have a cap and the water was poured straight into the steaming radiator.
Cheers
Howard
Braver than I am Howard! But it's instructive (in both cases) that the radiators and blocks apparently tolerated a sudden influx of cold water, even when at boiling point. I've always hedged my bets and admired the scenery a bit before adding cold.