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Do-It-Yourself High Performance Car Mods
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Do-It-Yourself High Performance Car Mods

by Matt Cramer
March 2013
Intermediate to advanced
288 pages
10h 4m
English
McGraw-Hill Education TAB
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Cooling System

Unless you have an older Porsche, Corvair, or VW Beetle, you probably have a watercooled engine. These engines use a water pump to circulate water through the engine block and cylinder head to carry away engine heat. The pump circulates hot water mixed with antifreeze to a radiator to release the heat, and then returns it to the engine. The engine does need to reach a certain temperature to run efficiently and keep its oil clean. A temperature-operated valve called a thermostat closes when the engine is too cold, allowing the engine to warm up.

The radiator requires a fan and a series of ducts or fan shrouds to channel air through it. The fan can be driven by either the engine or an electric motor. Some enginedriven fans use clutches ...

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