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Sat Sep 15 16:15:57 UTC 2001

Not to mention, cooling the radiator won't help at all, considering it's
the water pump that failed.

On Thu, 13 Sep 2001, Chris Luke wrote:

>
> Sean Donelan wrote (on Sep 13):
> > Speaking with a mechanical engineer, he suggested you may be
> > able to restore some generator operation by continiously running
> > a water/hose over the outside of the radiator.  Not so much to
> > clean it, but to act as once-through heat transfer to cool the
> > engine.
> >
> > I hope you can get it going again.
>
> The radiator yes. Just try not to get the engine block too wet.
> Rapid cooling of a hot engine can cause the metalwork to fatigue
> quickly, at worst, or warp it at best. :( I know someone who managed to
> crack a piston shaft this way once on a regular engine.
>
> Chris.
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