Coolant level

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Won't Torque already do part of this by warning at a pre-set temperature?

Just needs an (could be an old) Android phone permanently connected.
 
Littelwill said:
Could of sworn they were just "WARM" then "COOKED". But thanks for the reply:)
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So why if the gauge starts off in the cold position and rises slowly to normal should it go straight to overheat. It apparently goes from normal to overheat IF you don't notice it going above normal. Do you never scan the gauges whilst driving. The gauge follows the sensor output.
 
in my humble experience,temp gauges tend to work only if they are immersed in coolant,remove the water and you have a temp guage reading normal and a "cooked" engine.it only takes a second for a hose to split and let your coolant go and the first you know off it is when a cloud of steam emerges from under the bonnet.
 
sassanach said:
in my humble experience,temp gauges tend to work only if they are immersed in coolant,remove the water and you have a temp guage reading normal and a "cooked" engine.it only takes a second for a hose to split and let your coolant go and the first you know off it is when a cloud of steam emerges from under the bonnet.
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This is true, and all the more reason to maintain your car properly. Nothing is more certain in this world than badly maintained machinery WILL break down at some stage, as will from time to time well maintained machinery for various reasons. But not quite as often. :D:D
 
Bladerunner919 said:
Why, because I asked a sensible question about adding functionality to the car
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Try one of these - it's a magnet in the float and a reed switch in the stem.

10mm hole in the top of the header tank should do it.

If you use a lamp or LED it'll probably flash nicely and catch your eye.
 
sassanach said:
only problem I can see with them is that they are only rated to 85c
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So when your coolant sensor is melted you know you have overheated. Simple.

Here's some more for buttons. Some of these won't melt at 85.

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A further thought is that you could wire the switch to ignite a quantity of explosive. That way you would be unlikely to forget to top up the coolant.
 
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wammers said:
Yeah but you have to lift the bonnet to check that. So you may as well just lift the bonnet once a week and check the level. :D:D:D
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Please see my secondary proposal above - I propose a second alternative which is to connect the level switch with a solenoid on the bonnet latch.
On low level (or melting at 85+) the bonnet will fly up, preventing further progress and adding immediate topical cooling.
Result.
 
Castor said:
Please see my secondary proposal above - I propose a second alternative which is to connect the level switch with a solenoid on the bonnet latch.
On low level (or melting at 85+) the bonnet will fly up, preventing further progress and adding immediate topical cooling.
Result.
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Sounds like a plan. :D
 
Castor said:
Please see my secondary proposal above - I propose a second alternative which is to connect the level switch with a solenoid on the bonnet latch.
On low level (or melting at 85+) the bonnet will fly up, preventing further progress and adding immediate topical cooling.
Result.
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you ought to patent that,even wimmin "might" realise something was wrong then.:D
 
wammers said:
Sounds like a plan. :D
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Maybe we could create an aftermarket device that physically attacks the driver in the event of failure to regularly maintain.

I want one for my sister, who shows up two or three times a decade with a destroyed car having totally failed to maintain it AT ALL since new.
 
Castor said:
Maybe we could create an aftermarket device that physically attacks the driver in the event of failure to regularly maintain.

I want one for my sister, who shows up two or three times a decade with a destroyed car having totally failed to maintain it AT ALL since new.
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I had a customer, who when i told him is engine oil was very low when i serviced his car, said that was obviously my fault for not filling it properly at his last service. The pillock had not checked it once in six months. Some people should not be let out alone.
 
.....so I replaced pads & discs on my sisters small car & bled the system - good pedal. Took it out to bed the brakes in - excellent!
She left. Twenty minutes later she's on the phone having spun the car into a wall, complaining that the brakes are "dangerous".

"Never try an teach a pig to sing. You won't succeed, and it annoys the pig".
 
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