snoop1130 Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 Smoking pickup fails to climb Patong Hill Eakkapop Thongtub PHUKET:-- The Chief of the Patong Police today urged motorists not to attempt driving up Patong Hill in clapped-out old vehicles after a pickup truck clouded the busy road in thick smoke from a burnt out radiator. “We all know that this road is very steep. Please be careful not only when it is raining, but also during normal weather,” Patong Police Chief Chaiwat Uikum said. “Road users must adhere to the speed limit. Also check your vehicle. If the vehicle is too old and not ready to use, please do not drive it. It only increases the risk of something bad happening.” The warning followed an old Toyota pickup crawling to the side of the road at 8:30am while billowing thick grey smoke from under the bonnet. Full Story: http://www.thephuketnews.com/smoking-pickup-fails-to-climb-patong-hill-62494.php#wvHXLegTbc2qa7Lp.97 -- © Copyright Phuket News 2017-6-8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunBENQ Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 Does someone know how steep it is in percent? Thai drivers are easy to impress if if comes to a road that is not dead flat. And maybe someone will them what a gearbox is for and that it can be touched even away from a traffic light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebo Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 22 minutes ago, KhunBENQ said: Does someone know how steep it is in percent? 17,7% at the steepest section according to GoogleEarth. Most of the hill between 9 and 13%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunBENQ Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 OK, 17.7% can be called steep even in my scale (done most of the mountain passes in Switzerland). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebo Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 There is a section south of Kamala with 25.4% (also according to Google Earth. Don't know how exact it is. 25.4% seems really very steep to me for an official road around the island ... ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy50 Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 Even some new vehicles here are belching out black smoke, because the idiots are trying to run them on cooking oil, or fermented dog crap, or God knows what. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bootly66 Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 WOW !!!! real news for once..................... Really ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reigntax Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 "Burnt out radiator"... where do they come up with this tripe? "If the vehicle is too old and not ready to use, please do not drive it. It only increases the risk of something bad happening.” From the mouth of the Chief of Police. There is no hope whatsoever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worgeordie Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 More likely a burnt out clutch. regards worgeordie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huuwi Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 8 hours ago, worgeordie said: More likely a burnt out clutch. regards worgeordie burned out?....more like a meltdown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantomfiddler Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 Oh my, we are getting desperate to fill the page ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jobwolf Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 13 hours ago, rebo said: 17,7% at the steepest section according to GoogleEarth. Most of the hill between 9 and 13%. There is enough Police in Patong to push the car up the hill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven100 Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 12 hours ago, Reigntax said: "Burnt out radiator"... where do they come up with this tripe? in my 45 years as a mechanic no one has ever brought a car in with this problem.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beats56 Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 They should have safety check stations. Did this in my home county years ago. And if you sell the vehicle you need a safety check before a new plate is issued. That got a lot of old clunkers off the road. That car in the picture blowing smoke would be yanked off the road quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
douglasspade Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 Gotta push hard on a scatooter if you riding doubles up that hill! Worse thing is the buses taking two lanes to swerve the curves. It's a dangerous stretch of road that, no matter what transport in what condition you use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natway09 Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 Compression F...........d Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanukjim Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 Dark "smoke" is not from a radiator, that has to be oil burning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanukjim Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 15 hours ago, Reigntax said: "Burnt out radiator"... where do they come up with this tripe? "If the vehicle is too old and not ready to use, please do not drive it. It only increases the risk of something bad happening.” From the mouth of the Chief of Police. There is no hope whatsoever. And the Thai Department of Motor Vehicles will not set up actual vehicle inspection stations to keep these pieces off the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PETERTHEEATER Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 “Road users must adhere to the speed limit" Yes, hurling up that hill at more than 90kph is asking for trouble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pomthai Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 Diesel engine runaway, burning its own oil as it passes the piston rings or gets sucked into the inlet due to bad turbo bearings. Zero to do with a clutch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dark Lord Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 Not to mention the high carcogenic properties of diesel fumes.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonmarleesco Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 On 08/06/2017 at 7:03 PM, snoop1130 said: Also check your vehicle. If the vehicle is too old and not ready to use, please do not drive it. Common sense. But we are in LoS where it often doesn't apply, especially when you are a Thai driver. And that smoke would have to mean the radiator had bugger-all water in it when the driver started out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonmarleesco Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 On 09/06/2017 at 0:45 PM, sanukjim said: And the Thai Department of Motor Vehicles will not set up actual vehicle inspection stations to keep these pieces off the road. Oh, they have them. At least Chatuchak does. The net result of their inspections? That's another matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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