Vehicle overheats with smoke near 35th St S, Afton, Afton MN
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TrafficA vehicle near 35th St S, Afton, which showed signs of overheating with smoke and coolant leaks, caused concern; the driver was advised to keep the engine running to prevent further damage.
Audio|Heard on: Washington County Public Safety
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01:10
Transcript:
00:00
Something hanging underneath the engine there.
00:02
It smells like burnt rubber hose belt or something.
00:09
Do you have coolant?
00:17
As soon as you go through it, then you can start lifting up.
00:24
There's coolant in there, yeah.
00:28
Is it cooling down at all sitting there?
00:34
Well, it seems to be, I mean,
00:37
I'm a little afraid to shut it off, but I could, I suppose.
00:41
No, don't shut it off.
00:45
Where's the temperature now?
00:49
Uh,
00:52
240? Just under the 240? Looks like it's ticking down a little bit.
00:56
I got the hood open.
00:57
It's ticking down just a little bit.
01:00
It's above 130, but not quite 245 or whatever that in the next dash is.
01:05
All right, just hang tight there for now.
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Location mentioned:
35th St S, Afton, MN 55001
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