Well, I don't go back that far, but in the 50s, cars boiling over were a
fairly common occurrence, and there were many admonitions about proper removal
of the radiator cap in order to add more cool water. There were the obvious
"be careful don't get burned", and the not so obvious "let the car cool before
pouring water into the radiator so as not to crack the block".
Cordially,
Alan Lambert
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Le
Jeudi 27 mars 2014 17h34, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> a icrit :
Hi guys,
>
>Long time no hear! You guys know me from my wacko questions in the
past,
>and I have another one. It is an ancient history question -- maybe Alfa
>related, maybe just generally automotive related. You guys always have
>such
a fount of knowledge I thought certainly you'd have an answer.
>
>I have been
translating some old letters from Swedish to English. In one
>of the letters,
from the 1930s, the writer starts talking about cars. What
>I want to know is
how water was used in engines from the 30s -- were they
>water cooled,
air-cooled, etc.? Did they have thermostats? Was there
>anything special about
cold weather?
>
>The writer is describing how to avoid a certain kind of
accident where you
>burn yourself from boiling water -- he doesn't say whether
in the engine
>or in the radiator. But apparently whatever procedure they are
doing, it
>is a procedure one might encounter routinely. Did people routinely
add
>water to the radiator in those days?
>
>I've been trying to think of a
situation where I would regularly come in
>contact with hot water in my
'modern' (1980s) cars. The thermostat deals
>with that.
>
>Thanks for any
ideas!
>
>Tess
>in Bellevue, WA USA
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