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Re: The truth about thermostats?

To: Jeff Boatright <jboatri@emory.edu>
Subject: Re: The truth about thermostats?
From: Chris Kotting <ckotting@iwaynet.net>
Date: Mon, 23 Aug 1999 11:26:48 -0400
Cc: shawn tobin <suhs2@hotmail.com>, spridgets@autox.team.net
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Reply-to: Chris Kotting <ckotting@iwaynet.net>
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Oh boy.  Here we go again. <grin>

We've hashed this one out before, so it may be helpful to go and take a
look at the archives.

Chris Kotting
ckotting@iwaynet.net

Jeff Boatright wrote:
> 
> What is this based on? I don't think it's true for the flow rates that can
> be obtained in these engines. In fact, I'm not sure it's ture at any flow
> rate, given a closed system. But, I can be convinced.
> 
> At 10:23 AM -0400 8/23/99, shawn tobin wrote:
> > Yes, you should at least have an old housing with the valve ripped out of it
> > to meter the flow of fluid.  Otherwise it won't stay in the radiator log
> > enough to cool down or stay in the block long enough to grab the heat.
> >
> > Shawn Tobin
> > Midget MK III 5spd
> > Jaguar Series 3 VDP
> >
> 
> Jeffrey H. Boatright, PhD
> Senior Editor, Molecular Vision
> http://www.molvis.org/molvis
> Mailto:jboatri@emory.edu
> 404-778-4113

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