All good thought, Rick. If the two tanks were in line so to speak, I
would just connect them. But the hoses and tubing from the rear tank go
up and over the chassis hump in the rear over the diff area. Hence the
pump. The tank the radiator sits in is about 14 or 15 gallons volume
wise including the radiator so it maybe contains 12 gallons of
"coolant". I have figured that for my current power level that should be
plenty but power is expected to go up one day s I will be using the
extra water as well. I like to be cautious, lol. Unfortunately, even
with a tiny Scirroco style radiator laying it down wont work. HAs to
stand up but I have room that way anyway.. And the water will be about 8
inches above the top of the radiator in the tank so it will tank a lot
of boiling away. But heck, I don't want it to boil if it doesn't have
to! Regards the big intercooler in front, nah fuel cell is already in
that spot. The actual area where the radiator was is now filled with
turbo plumbing. It all magically fits but barely..
mayf
Rick Byrnes wrote:
>Hi Doc
>You don't need no stinkin transfer pump. If tanks are vented to atmosphere,
>the system will have to boil away all the water to lose cooling. A single
>connection hose or tube between the two vented tanks is sufficient. What
>Dave was referring to is how much water do you need. Looking at HP/BTU/time
>and the BTU it takes to phase change the water you have, should predict how
>much water a pass will take.
>For insurance connecting your ballast tank is probably a good Idea. Also,
>if you can package the radiator laying down in the tank, cooling won't
>really be affected until almost completely empty. I couldn't package that
>so may have to actually do the calculations. :-d
>If you can package the engine cooling system in the toe board and psgr seat
>area, that leaves the conventional radiator location for a massive charge
>air cooler. Now the question is where do you put the ice water tank and
>still balance the weight as you want it?
>
>Rick
>
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