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Quite some time ago (maybe 10 yrs?) Ron Gowan lost all the coolant in 
his Long-EZ and flew for a really long time (20 min or more?) before 
landing and taxiing up to FBO.  Trashed engine, but ran all the way to 
shut down
Details are really hazy, but time was VERY impressive ... Jim S.

Russell Duffy wrote:

> Greetings, 
>  
> We've established what happens if the engine runs out of oil.   What 
> about coolant?  If the system sprang a leak, and you continued to run 
> at cruise power,  will it eventually seize, similar to the oil out?  I 
> can't say I've heard of that happening, but most people probably quit 
> before they get to that point.  I'm thinking it would seize though.  
>  
> The reason I'm wondering has to do with thoughts of a backup water 
> pump.  I'll almost certainly use only the DC EWP on the single  rotor, 
> but I'm wondering if a second one is needed.  I could live with the 
> loss of the engine due to warping, if it didn't cause it to seize in 
> short order. 
>  
> Cheers,
> Rusty  (ports, and more ports) 
>