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Coolent in locomotives
Author: David Maxwell
Date: 10-18-2007 - 17:28

This may be a stupid question but I;ve never seen it covered in this forum or in Trains mag. Why can't coolent be used in the diesel engines in locomotives? It seems that only water is used, which means that the engine must be kept warm (by running it all the time or having a timer or sensor to start the engine from time to time). Is the engine designed in such a way that it isn't sealed and coolent would get into the cylinders or the oil? Could it be that EMD set it up that way 70 years ago and no one has questioned it since? Diesel trucks can use coolent though there is an order of magnitude in the size of engine. I'm sure coolent would cost a lot more than water but I can't believe it would so much as to show up in the bottom line (at least in a class one RR). I'm sure it is common knowledge but I've never seen it. Thanks in advance!

David Maxwell

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Subject Written By Date/Time (PST)
  Coolent in locomotives David Maxwell 10-18-2007 - 17:28
  Re: Coolent in locomotives George Andrews 10-18-2007 - 18:06
  Re: Coolent in locomotives George Andrews 10-18-2007 - 18:17
  Re: Coolent in locomotives WAF 10-18-2007 - 18:36
  Re: Coolent in locomotives Bruce Bennett 10-18-2007 - 18:45
  Re: Coolent in locomotives Rich Hunn 10-18-2007 - 18:48
  Re: Coolent in locomotives ST2-K 10-18-2007 - 20:26
  Re: Coolent in locomotives Dave Buccolo 10-18-2007 - 20:27
  Re: Coolent in locomotives shortline sammie 10-19-2007 - 07:58
  Re: Coolent in locomotives Butler 10-19-2007 - 08:32
  Re: Coolent in locomotives Rich Hunn 10-19-2007 - 08:39
  running on fewer cylinders Butler 10-20-2007 - 09:22
  Re: running on fewer cylinders Ross Hall 10-22-2007 - 17:37
  Re: Coolent in locomotives mjgermer 10-19-2007 - 10:36
  Re: Coolent in locomotives David Maxwell 10-19-2007 - 11:08
  Re: Coolent in locomotives George Andrews 10-19-2007 - 14:22
  Re: Coolent in locomotives Rich Hunn 10-19-2007 - 16:25
  Re: Coolent in locomotives/Radiator Fans almo 10-19-2007 - 22:28
  Re: Coolent in locomotives The MAN 10-20-2007 - 22:44
  Re: Coolent in locomotives Known Shop Drinker 10-21-2007 - 17:52
  Re: Coolent in locomotives (another another) Known Shop Drinker 10-22-2007 - 02:53
  Re: Coolent in locomotives Britfoamer 10-22-2007 - 03:17


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