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Originally Posted by Windwalker
Well, if the level sensor can detect blockage in the radiator, it is a very fantastic device.
As I said, "This is another all too common case of
a driver knowing just enough about the engine to be hazardous."
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Translation, more money for the dealers. You know that as well as I do.
Actually, it means less money they have to spend on technicians attempting to diagnose and trace a problem. The sensors won't find the exact problem for them, but it will significantly narrow down the issue area. It also means much less reliance on the driver's observation of the problem.
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At one point, I had heard that the shop had them disconnected in all the trucks.
I would too if the drivers are found to be abusing it and causing damage. Its meant to "get to a safe location", not to "get a few more miles".
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Your post makes you sound like you might want to pick a fight.
No, my point was to point out that drivers don't know what they are doing when it comes to engines and mechanical failure diagnosis.
I don't try to tell drivers how to drive their trucks because I'm not a "professional driver", even though I can back a trailer into a hole better than most of the "professionals" that have come though my (former) shop.
The same goes for drivers; they see us turning a wrench, think "thats so easy", figure out what some senors do, buy a $30 harbor freight tool set and suddenly they are a master tech that can fix anything that goes wrong.