Blckshdw
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As far as today goes, drove it to work, and broke out my IR thermometer to check the temps of the wheels and rotors after I parked it for reference.
Why you ask? Well last night, a buddy brought his XUV over during a test drive. He finally got some engine work done, after blowing the head gasket by towing a loaded trailer, at highway speeds, in D and overheating it a few years ago.
Initially he wanted to get some miles in, setup his Torque dashboard and see which gauges I had to compare readings. When he pulled into my driveway, I knew something was wrong, something was burning. Popped the hood, had a look only thing that looked out of place was the coolant in the reservoir was lower than it should have been. While we were standing there talking, the front passenger wheel cap fell off, and when he went to pick it up it almost burnt his hands.
Checked with the IR thermometer, rims were about 240 degrees, and rotors were 280. All 4 of them.
He said it drove fine, didn't feel like the brakes were dragging, but I told him it's likely that could be what we were smelling. Got his Torque setup and everything seemed fine there. After hanging out for a bit, he went to HF on the way home to get an IR gun like mine. Called me when he got home and said the truck overheated. He didn't check the temp in torque, but the dash gauge was pegged to the right, and he had the familiar sound of coolant bubbling in the reservoir tank.
He was going to take it back to that shop anyway for an oil change and follow up, so they'll have their work cutout for them trying to figure out what happened. The shop gave him a really good warranty, so he knows he's covered regardless.
Why you ask? Well last night, a buddy brought his XUV over during a test drive. He finally got some engine work done, after blowing the head gasket by towing a loaded trailer, at highway speeds, in D and overheating it a few years ago.
Initially he wanted to get some miles in, setup his Torque dashboard and see which gauges I had to compare readings. When he pulled into my driveway, I knew something was wrong, something was burning. Popped the hood, had a look only thing that looked out of place was the coolant in the reservoir was lower than it should have been. While we were standing there talking, the front passenger wheel cap fell off, and when he went to pick it up it almost burnt his hands.Checked with the IR thermometer, rims were about 240 degrees, and rotors were 280. All 4 of them.
He said it drove fine, didn't feel like the brakes were dragging, but I told him it's likely that could be what we were smelling. Got his Torque setup and everything seemed fine there. After hanging out for a bit, he went to HF on the way home to get an IR gun like mine. Called me when he got home and said the truck overheated. He didn't check the temp in torque, but the dash gauge was pegged to the right, and he had the familiar sound of coolant bubbling in the reservoir tank.He was going to take it back to that shop anyway for an oil change and follow up, so they'll have their work cutout for them trying to figure out what happened. The shop gave him a really good warranty, so he knows he's covered regardless.
