Driving along in their vehicles - be they truck , car or van most standard homeowners or automobile owners think little of their automotive cooling system in their vehicle until either disaster or inconvenience results. It might be overheating and a major repair bill at the dealership or it be a long hot wait Manitoba in a stalled vehicle , with its radiator boiling over , and you waiting in the hot summer Canadian prairie sun.
Yet your pickup truck or Crossover S.U.V.s' radiator & complete cooling system are not 100 % maintenance free. Forget about it and you may well have engine overheating damage, substantial auto engine repairs or worse, and no heat from your vehicle's heater come a cold Canadian winter driving season. Hence a moment's maintenance of your car or truck's cooling system can yield great benefits. Yet its not only that long drive up a long & desolate Manitoba prairie highway road, slowly hauling a trailer. Its the fact that a boiled rad may strike you in an uncomfortable stalled situation roadside with no cell phone emergency coverage yet hordes of angry and mean mosquitoes.
How can anyone be taught how to check the coolant level. Simply open up the engine hood when your car has been sitting for a couple of hours. Look for a coolant canister . Its the overflow bottle container and looks simply like a plastic jug. If you do not know how to open your hood - often bonnets today can be a puzzle to open - then consult the auto manual that came with the car , online , or at the worst call your factory dealer or local garage. Just have your auto make , model and year available handy. To judge fluid levels simply look on the side of the coolant overflow container. There will be a marking "cold" or "cold fluid level". Simply compare the two marks - that of the level of the fluid in the coolant container and the mark on the side of the bottle. Do you have an adequate amount ?
All in all it is the owners responsibility to ensure that coolant levels are maintained. If you as an auto owner are unsure of how to do this or the procedure then its your responsibility to assign this task and responsibility to someone knowledgeable " be it your spouse , son ,daughter or the mechanic or dealership that services your vehicle on an ongoing basis.
Its not only a matter of long term truck or car car and long life. Its not only about keeping your vehicle in good running order and a proper ongoing maintenance schedule. it is also about safety. If your vehicle breaks down prematurely or your rad overheats due to low coolant levels you may be stranded in less than desirable circumstances. Its often just the case of a regular regimen of attention to your Ford trucks' cooling system that will prevent a road side episode on either a winter cold Manitoba highway or hot sunny season. Just have your rad and glycol anti=freeze checked occasionally from time to time.
Yet your pickup truck or Crossover S.U.V.s' radiator & complete cooling system are not 100 % maintenance free. Forget about it and you may well have engine overheating damage, substantial auto engine repairs or worse, and no heat from your vehicle's heater come a cold Canadian winter driving season. Hence a moment's maintenance of your car or truck's cooling system can yield great benefits. Yet its not only that long drive up a long & desolate Manitoba prairie highway road, slowly hauling a trailer. Its the fact that a boiled rad may strike you in an uncomfortable stalled situation roadside with no cell phone emergency coverage yet hordes of angry and mean mosquitoes.
How can anyone be taught how to check the coolant level. Simply open up the engine hood when your car has been sitting for a couple of hours. Look for a coolant canister . Its the overflow bottle container and looks simply like a plastic jug. If you do not know how to open your hood - often bonnets today can be a puzzle to open - then consult the auto manual that came with the car , online , or at the worst call your factory dealer or local garage. Just have your auto make , model and year available handy. To judge fluid levels simply look on the side of the coolant overflow container. There will be a marking "cold" or "cold fluid level". Simply compare the two marks - that of the level of the fluid in the coolant container and the mark on the side of the bottle. Do you have an adequate amount ?
All in all it is the owners responsibility to ensure that coolant levels are maintained. If you as an auto owner are unsure of how to do this or the procedure then its your responsibility to assign this task and responsibility to someone knowledgeable " be it your spouse , son ,daughter or the mechanic or dealership that services your vehicle on an ongoing basis.
Its not only a matter of long term truck or car car and long life. Its not only about keeping your vehicle in good running order and a proper ongoing maintenance schedule. it is also about safety. If your vehicle breaks down prematurely or your rad overheats due to low coolant levels you may be stranded in less than desirable circumstances. Its often just the case of a regular regimen of attention to your Ford trucks' cooling system that will prevent a road side episode on either a winter cold Manitoba highway or hot sunny season. Just have your rad and glycol anti=freeze checked occasionally from time to time.
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Under peak load conditions, such as driving a F450 truckslowly up a steep hill whilst heavily laden on a hot day, the thermostat will be approaching fully open because the engine will be producing near to maximum power while the velocity of air flow across the radiator is low.
