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A radiator is a heat transfer device that allows air to pass freely over fines that conduct heat from liquid circulated within an engine to cool it.
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temparature gauge does not read until driving car longer than 10 minutes
Now that your radiator has been flushed your cooling system is working better, the coolant is circulating freely and is able to use your entire radiator for cooling, so it will take longer for the coolant …
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Should I accept this help in fixing a 1" hole in my radiator?
Your mechanic is right, the hole shows that there's damage to your radiator, probably due to corrosion, meaning you will get another hole probably sooner rather than later. …
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06 Ford Focus Automatic chugging in hot weather, showing below minimum coolant. add water, o...
Low coolant will not cause a lack of power, but overheating can cause a power loss. This may be causing the check engine light, or it could be a different problem. You can add some water as a temporar …
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Is it possible for air to flow too fast through the radiator? My engine runs hot at 75 mph b...
Is it possible for air to flow too fast through the radiator? No. Physics is clear on this, the higher the airflow the more the cooling effect. …
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Radiator fan not turning on automatically
There's a thermocouple switch which activates the fan when the coolant in the radiator gets above a certain temperature. … Installing is relatively simple job, but IIRC the sensor on Corsas is typically at the bottom of the radiator, so you would have to get under the car and deal with the coolant coming out. …
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Coolant confusion - What type of coolant to put in this thang?
Dexcool is a GM product, and it comes out orange. Ford came out with an orange coolant (Motorcraft Orange) which is similar to Dexcool, and probably interchangeable, but there's no consensus. It's har …
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Truck is overheating only while idling
The radiator fan on many cars isn't controlled by the ECU, there's a thermostat switch which turns it on and off. Your problem sounds like a classic case of a failed switch. …
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I put Adblu in radiator coolant tank in Peugeot Boxer 435 Onnicar
ADBLU is a mix of uric acid and water, and you don't want acid in your cooling system as it can cause corrosion. It's not a disaster, you just need to drain your coolant out of the system and refill w …
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