{"id":2247,"date":"2017-09-26T19:20:39","date_gmt":"2017-09-26T06:20:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/travellingk.com\/?p=2247"},"modified":"2018-01-01T20:15:56","modified_gmt":"2018-01-01T20:15:56","slug":"engine-overheating-coromandel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/travellingk.com\/engine-overheating-coromandel\/","title":{"rendered":"Engine overheating | Coromandel Town to Hahei"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This was one of the most stressful drives I’ve done so far\u00a0– driving from Coromandel Town to Whitianga in New Zealand.<\/p>\n

My mechanic had wanted to do some work on the car before I tackled any big hills, but I decided to spend the money on travel instead.<\/p>\n

The first hill leaving\u00a0Coromandel Town<\/a>\u00a0(towards Whitianga) is surprisingly large and I got stuck behind a massive truck going 5km up hill. My engine overheated and started to steam but there were no places to pull over. Stressful.<\/p>\n

I reached the top and the breeze on the way down cooled the engine. Reaching the bottom, I stopped to let my engine recover – and let myself recover too.<\/p>\n

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Tips for overheated engines<\/h4>\n

Since this trip, I’ve taken the car to my mechanic, had some work done on the car and he gave me some tips for if this happens again.<\/p>\n