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Heat forces truckers to pull over
Heat forces truckers to pull over
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INTERSTATE 70 (KWGN) — Friday's record temperatures meant lost time and money for truckers on Interstate 70.

Big rig drivers were forced to sit and wait on the side of the highway near Monument Hill when their trucks overheated.

One driver was behind schedule after waiting for 45 minutes, only to have his truck engine quit for a second time.
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The problem is with your truck, not the heat! I was in 110 degree heat in Phoenix about 2 months ago. No problems with my truck over heating. I'm pretty sure that most of CO doesn't get that hot.
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The problem is with your truck, not the heat! I was in 110 degree heat in Phoenix about 2 months ago. No problems with my truck over heating. I'm pretty sure that most of CO doesn't get that hot.
I agree, I ran in 110+ (I think it was around 120) coming out of cali several times, never once had an overheating problem.. But I roll my windows down, turn the A/C off and sometimes turn my heat on high when pulling long grades (usually plenty of wind to keep you somewhat cool, and you shouldn't even need to turn your A/C off but it is a good reinsurance.).. People that are overheating are people who are low on antifreeze, don't clean bugs from your radiator, or have other mechanical issues.. Never fails you here somebody asking for water, I can't believe somebody would drive in such an environment without preparing yourself to do so.. That means water for your truck and water for yourself....
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Funny that someone would write that article blaming the heat without ever stopping to consider driver error, or being unprepared.
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must have been a slow news day.
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The problem is with your truck, not the heat! I was in 110 degree heat in Phoenix about 2 months ago. No problems with my truck over heating. I'm pretty sure that most of CO doesn't get that hot.
Yeah, but it was dry heat...it only felt like 105.
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lol

The truck can't "feel" a difference in dry heat or humid heat.
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I have seen several radiators that have failed cooling tests because they are clogged up. We are talking about a 45 degree F difference between an unclogged radiator and a clogged one. Trucks cooling packages are tested to 110 degrees F to see how well or how bad they do. Most of the time the engine derates at that temp and most drivers cannot tell that the engine has derated. Truckerjo, I don't think that some people are smart enough to know that type of info.
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Haha rookies........... Get out of that throttle, split down a gear hold high rpms and run fan all the way from the bottom DO NOT wait for the automatic, dont need to be 1st to the top. But thats typical that guy mustve graduated from the swift truck drivin school. They dont watch their gauges, once the motor de rates and shuts down on them they pull over and scratch their head. I say instead of a high temp buzzer they need a big ole mallet poking out of the dash and hittin them on the head.
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