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Acura Radiator
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Preventative Cooling System Maintenance Program
Heat, sometimes expressed as Btus or British thermal units, is the one item that every diesel engine has in abundance. One Btu is the amount of thermal energy necessary to raise the temperature of one pound of water by one degree Fahrenheit.
Preventing Cylinder Head Gasket and Cooling System Failures
A cylinder head gasket is required to effect a seal between the cylinder head and block of a gasoline or diesel engine. It is an integral component of the engine and is requires to perform many functions at the same time during engine operation.
Internal combustion engines run on heat. Chemical energy in the fuel is transformed into thermal energy when the fuel burns, which produces mechanical energy to push the pistons, spin the crankshaft and drive the vehicle down the road.
Cavitation, SCAs and the Proper Maintenance of Diesel Engine Cooling Systems Would you believe me if I were to tell you that the presence of a few tiny bubbles, some so small that you need a microscope to see them, could destroy a diesel engine? One problem that has been plaguing the owners of diesel rigs for years is cavitation.
Heavy-Duty Workhorses, Cooling the HD Heatwave
In the world of HD trucks, off-road equipment and stationary power sources, the emphasis is always on more - more horse-power, more digging power, more break-out force, more hauling capacity and more generated power.
Reader Question: My car is overheating, what causes this to happen? To properly diagnose your overheating complaint
we need to rule out a few basic things.
Flushing your Radiator and Cooling System
Reader Question: I want to flush the radiator in my car, how do I do it? The first question that comes to mind is WHY do you want to do this? Red flags go up in my head when customers ask me a "how do I..." question.
Radiator and Coolant (Antifreeze) Service
Did you know that up to a third of the heat energy produced by an internal combustion engine ends up as waste heat in the cooling system? A gallon of gasoline produces about 19,000 to 20,000 BTUs of heat energy when it is burned, which is enough to boil over 120 gallons of water!
Head Gasket Failure
Radiator Diagnosis, Repair, & Replacement Tips
Does Your Radiator Pass Inspection?
Ordinary leaks are easy enough to diagnose because they’re hard to miss. A leak of any size will weep, drip or spray coolant. The resulting loss of coolant usually leads to engine overheating, which can cause more damage if the leak isn’t found and fixed.
Coping with Summer Heat-Cooling Systems Checks
Extreme cooling performance. That’s what August typically demands from a vehicle’s cooling system. The thermal loads created by the hottest ambient temperatures of the year, maximum air conditioning and city traffic can push many cooling systems to the max and give a vehicle a bad case of the BTU blues. As cooling demands climb, the system has to work harder and harder to dump the extra heat. Eventually the point may be reached where the cooling system can’t keep up with the load and the engine starts to overheat. What happens next depends on the driver, the driving conditions and the vehicle itself.
Head Gasket or Combustion Leak Test Procedure
14 Rules for Improving Engine Cooling System Capability in High-Performance Automobiles
WHY ALL THE CORROSION? IT MIGHT BE ELECTROLYSIS
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