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- From: mbernar@erenj.com (Marcelino Bernardo)
- Subject: Re: Keeping Your Watercooled VW cool.
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- References: <921116.085913.amiller@almaden.ibm.com> <1e95p6INN51b@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> <1992Nov17.003738.8775@wuecl.wustl.edu>
- Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 23:53:20 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov17.003738.8775@wuecl.wustl.edu>,
- christos@wucs1.wustl.edu (Christos Papadopoulos) wrote:
- >
- >
- > If the fan runs constantly it cools only the radiator coolant
- > during startup, thus not affecting the rate the engine warms up. As
- > Drew pointed out, the only side effect is that the coolant in the radiator
- > gets colder, but this simply causes the thermostat to open less, thus
- > still maintaining the correct engine temp. However, it is possible that
- > there might be some coolant leakage from the radiator during warmup
- > if the thermostat is old and does not seal very well, in which case running
- > the fan constantly will cause slower engine warmup.
- > Alex's point is valid in this case.
- >
-
- You're forgetting that the fan blows air right at the engine. Don't you
- think this would cool the engine (specially in the winter) and hence result
- in a longer warm-up time.
-
-
- Marcelino Bernardo
- mbernar@erenj.com
- #Opinions expressed here are my own#
-