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  2. From: andyh@chaos.cs.brandeis.edu (Andrew J. Huang)
  3. Newsgroups: rec.autos.vw
  4. Subject: Re: Oil Coolant Engines?
  5. Message-ID: <1993Jan26.192005.10361@news.cs.brandeis.edu>
  6. Date: 26 Jan 93 19:20:05 GMT
  7. References: <1993Jan25.165652.4119@nntp.nta.no> <8245@dove.nist.gov>
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  9. Organization: Brandeis University
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  12. In article <1993Jan25.165652.4119@nntp.nta.no> BARANSKI@veamf1.nusc.navy.mil (Jim Baranski) writes:
  13. >Is the VW engine more accurately called an *AIR* cooled engine, or a *OIL*
  14. >cooled engine?
  15.  
  16. The VW is truly air cooled.  The oil cooler was added because the air
  17. cooling was not always sufficient.  Using oil as the sole coolant
  18. isn't real effective; I think it doesn't have good thermal properties,
  19. it doesn't flow well enough (if it will lubricate well, it won't flow
  20. well).
  21.