I would suspect a reverse cooling system is a better solution.
Put the cool water where it's needed most at the head, use
the removed heat to warm the block.
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>From: Trevor Boicey[SMTP:tboicey@brit.ca]
>Sent: Thursday, July 31, 1997 2:00 AM
>To: Bob Hutton; shop-talk@autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: Automotive cooling
Bob wrote:
>>>Remember that the whole point of this is not because of a problem, but to
>>>minimise energy loss from petrol already burnt and to use this energy to
>>>even out the engine temperature and make it more efficient. It also cures
>>>overheating since the radiator is not normally used. Seems logical to me,
>>>but I must admit that when I first heard about this it was a couple of days
>>>before I could really see the wisdom of it.
>
>> It also cures overheating since the radiator is not
>> normally used.
>
> I have trouble with this as well. It seems reminiscent
>of a perpetual motion machine or other impossible
>situation. Right now my radiator is working, and the
>car is at a good temperature. If my radiator in the
>new config is NOT working, where is the heat going?
>
> Same with overheating. If my current car is overheating,
>the radiator is trying as hard as it can, the thermostat
>is wide open, and so on. Moving the thermostat doesn't
>seem to have much effect.
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