The average water temperature can be cool but that does not mean there are no
hot spots that can cause a problem. Be sure to put the pressure cap after the
thermostat or the water pump will open it and dump the coolant out at high rpm.
Dave
John Beckett wrote:
>
> Hey I actually understand this stuff, but still having trouble will all that
> roll center goblty gook.
>
> Anyway we ran a pressurized tank system in the old car without any problems
> and less complexity. Wasn't running over 15 lbs. of pressure, but then the
> engine ran very cool, and we didn't need an excessive amount of pressure.
>
> Not that there aren't some advantages to your system, I'm just not so sure
> that they outweigh the complexity.
>
> Why not simply spray plain water on a regular pressurized radiator (total
> loss on the spray water) and cool that way.
>
> JB
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