Today I was called out to a non starting Kia Carnival. I had to travel inland and upwards to around 500 metres. The sun was shining but it was bloody cold, after diagnosing the cold start heater matrix had failed (similar setup to the 24 valve 80), I ordered a new one 232.00 euros.........cough, and after beig told it will be here sometime next week I started making my way home. Following a windy hill road up to the bypass l I noticed what looked like tracks made in a wet surface, but it was not raining, and the road in the other direction was dry odd methinks? And then coming towards me was what appeared to be a road cleaning machine, there was a spray bar at the front with what looked like high pressure foamy substance coming from it. The driver stopped the spray as we closed on each other, and restarted once passed, the foam behind him was almost gone, the road being left with lines as per the picture below. I was not on a road I could stop on and carried on back downhill towards the coast, then the lines cut of abruptly as the sprayer had been switched off as it left the carriageway.
Looking at the picture you would be forgiven for thinking it is tracks on an icy road but this is not the case, this is how it has dried coming out of the machine.
My next stop was at another spares shop in our village, the guy having lived in this area his entire life, I showed him the pictures and he said he had heard of this 'Salsa de sal' or 'salt sauce' but had never seen it in use. The carriageway is sprayed with a foam that dries, there is no sand or grit, apparently it will now sit there until activated by damp which could freeze, the salt is activated and there is no ice.
Has anyone seen this before or has my twelve years in the sun left me behind with current thinking?
And yes I admit I took the photo whilst driving
regards
Dave
Looking at the picture you would be forgiven for thinking it is tracks on an icy road but this is not the case, this is how it has dried coming out of the machine.
My next stop was at another spares shop in our village, the guy having lived in this area his entire life, I showed him the pictures and he said he had heard of this 'Salsa de sal' or 'salt sauce' but had never seen it in use. The carriageway is sprayed with a foam that dries, there is no sand or grit, apparently it will now sit there until activated by damp which could freeze, the salt is activated and there is no ice.
Has anyone seen this before or has my twelve years in the sun left me behind with current thinking?
And yes I admit I took the photo whilst driving
regards
Dave