Cracked Block, Continued

Posted by Allan on February 03, 2004 at 10:17:11 from (148.63.132.164):

Hi All,

Please hang with me on this, 'cause I'm trying to make a point.

A few days ago, I made the statement to Cubby that freezing damage to an engine comes during the thaw and not during the freezing process. I also added that this happens with frozen water pipes as well.

Well Boy!! The flack I got over that one!!! You would have thought that I was on the loose from the local nut house!

Cat calls, hoots, hollers, and the rotten tomatoes were a flyin'. Everybody thinks I'm crazy. :>) Well shucks, everybody knows that water freezing swells and breaks the pipes, right?

One gentleman suggested that I take an unopened can of soda and freeze it in the freezer and observe the results. Then, at that point, if I had the gonads and the courage to show my stupid face here on this forum again, to please report back and relate my findings. Also, I’m quite certain that he is of the opinion that I indeed have an IQ equal to that of a lead pencil.

I decided to take him up on his challenge....I put a Coke in the freezer and froze it for two solid days....

All it did was freeze of course, but there was no way of showing the results in a picture, because I could not prove that the Coke was actually frozen (visually--can't see thru a can).

So, I go to the grocery store yesterday, get a jar of dill pickles and a bottle of V8 juice packaged in glass containers. If freezing causes damage, it darned sure ought to break these glass containers.

At this point, my wife is unsure of my mental state as well and tells me to take my little toys outside and play, ‘cause she is kinda of the same opinion as the rest of the boys and thinks she will have to clean up a mess. :>) Silly girl.

I left these three items outside in freezing temperatures for 17 hours last night. They are frozen solid (notice the upper level of the V8 juice in the glass jar: it is now standing vertical. I laid the jars on their side for the purpose of this picture).

My point is that there is absolutely no structural damage whatsoever due to the freezing process. None. Nada. Zip.

The fact is, I can take that frozen pop can and shake it and hear the ice clunking around inside. It did not “swell” or “expand” as my northern friend suggested it would. It just doesn’t happen.

Freeze damage comes during the thawing process.

Rant over,

Allan

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