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MP: Yes, the water is coolant for the diesel engine. It has a corrosion inhibitor added, but no antifreeze, for reasons I've seen elaborated in numerous threads. The engine has self-protection built in and it tripped the low-water sensor. It would drop its load and go to idle, which makes it for all practical purposes a millstone. <br /> <br />The crew is supposed to check water levels before they leave the terminal. Either they didn't, or the unit was borderline and the yard kicked them out the door anyway because it wanted the track for something else immediately, or the cooling system has a big leak. In the first two cases, someone will get a the equivalent of a size 12 boot in the rear in the next morning's division conference call for tying up the main line. <br /> <br />OS
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