Wayne's car-care tip on road debris & running hot
Posted by Wayne Watson on Fri, Jul 08, 2011 @ 01:37 PM
One over looked things on a hot summer day is road debris that gets trapped between the radiator and a/c condenser blocking air flow. This blockage of air flow can cause the engine to run hotter and the a/c to blow warmer than normal air. This left UN noticed can cause major damage to your engine.
If you are planning a long summer road trip you or your local mechanic should take a look at intake fins of your radiator to see if there is overstuffed insect / road debris. Are you wondering is there a safe way to effectively clean the fins without bending or damaging them? Why the answer is yes there is actually a special tool for doing this procedure which looks like this.
This is a great and safe way to clean road debris from your radiator / condenser area. We have found just about everything packed into a radiator. Plastic bags, dead mice, birds, Candy wrappers, leaf, snow fence and etc. When people call me with a new overheating issue, the first thing I suggest to them is to clean out their old radiator and see if the problem goes away.
So next times you get an oil change have someone take a peek at your radiator and see what kind of road debris you have?
