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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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Is it necessary to run the engine after adding radiator coolant or only when draining?

Do I need to run the engine with the radiator cap off whenever I add coolant to the radiator or only when I drain/flush the system? Yes. … You don't need to remove the radiator cap to fill the overflow. Just fill it to the appropriate marks on the side of the overflow container. …
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Temperature of coolant before and after radiator

Too much variance This question is too broad. Different models, engine types, fuel systems, exhaust systems and engine configurations make this impossible to answer. If you want to know about your …
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sludge in radiator after shaving head 2005 Hyyndai Elantra manual transmission

When oil gets into the radiator it gets emulsified by the water pump and the end result is that it looks like what you have described. …
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Will having a radiator full of engine oil do damage to the motor?

If you filled your radiator with oil and started your car and let it run for awhile I would be most concerned with damage to seals that were designed to withstand water and glycol. … Aside from the possibility it might damage some seals, I don't see engine oil doing damage to your cooling system by simply being in the radiator. …
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What is the average radiator capacity on 6 cylinder engines?

Once your system expels as much fluid as it can via the pump there is still an additional amount of fluid that is left in the block and other areas that the pump can't push out because there isn't eno …
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less coolant everyday in the radiator reserve tank

When the air expands it eventually finds it's way to the highest point in the cooling system which is the radiator cap. The radiator cap has a spring loaded seal within it. … Essentially the radiator cap acts as a two way valve that helps to purge the system of gasses. …
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Losing coolant fast after just fixing radiator

It would eventually, hopefully, make it's way into your radiator where the air would get released into the overflow tank by a valve that opens with higher pressures. …
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