The engine and radiator are interconnected by the upper and lower radiator hoses. When the engine is off, coolant will still continue to circulate. How does this happen? It is called the thermosipho
There was a drawing of a Triumph Super Seven engine in the last issue of Club Triumph's magazine which illustrated this point. The top of the radiator is much higher than the top of the engine, and
Message text written by "Roy" hoses. When the engine is off, coolant will still continue to circulate. How does this happen? It is called the thermosiphon effect. < A thermosiphon works very well in
It was previously written: << In the old Model T, this effect was the way it was for cooling. There was no fan. The radiator was "supposed to be" big enough to allow for the engine to be entirely the
The Model T's thermosiphon worked reasonably well, but a belt-driven water pump was a popular aftermarket accessory. Curiously enough, if the pump belt broke, the engine would overheat. I own a 1980
Message text written by INTERNET:Herald948@aol.com the early 1950s in England in the Ford Anglia and Prefect. Years ago I enjoyed several drives in my now-ex-brother-in-law's 1950 Prefect, which also
At a Model T owner for the past 20 years, let me just say that the stock Model T uses a thermosiphon cooling system. It also has a belt driven fan but no water pump. The latter were after market acc
I had a '61. Get it up to speed, a relative term in a Falcon, then let off the accelerator so there was enough vacuum to clear the rain off the windshield. Ahhh the high school memories. Rich White
Silly is exactly right. Chrysler had a heat soak problem in most of their mid '80's cars and thought that the best way to solve the probem was to allow the fan to run for 10-15 minutes after ignition
Having a "thermister" (I think it's spelled "thermistor") in series with the fan actually makes some sense. A thermistor is an electronic device that acts as a resistor with a non-linear negative tem
You want to talk about moving mass??? My second car was a `49 Chrysler Windsor town car... `Flathead six with slush-o-matic tranny... That beast was a wonder to behold. 15 MPG 200 MPQ... It was kind
Message text written by Jeff Johnson comes the reverse-flow thermosiphon effect- the only way they could get these motors to behave w/o overheating. Now, my Triumph has never overheated- unless I hav
I think it's actually sort of a neat idea if only it could have been designed to operate reliably. As a retired electronic circuit designer, I can empathize with the guys who did it. What works grea