Do you put a pressure cap on the radiator inside the tank?
JB
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Dahlgren" <ddahlgren@snet.net>
To: "John Beckett" <saltracer@servusa.com>
Cc: "Bob Denton" <foxriverkid@earthlink.net>; "land speed list"
<land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2003 12:55 PM
Subject: Re: Radiator or Tank
> because if the tank is vented to the atmoshere it will cool quicker and
you will
> gain the heat of vaporization if the water boils as well.. It also allows
you
> dump the water without having to screw around with the engine.. That way
you can
> put what you want in the engine for coolant and plain water in the tank..
You
> can also run a 24 lb cap without having a tank that looks like a boiler as
well.
>
> Dave
>
> John Beckett wrote:
> >
> > " The thermostat in the engine is so you heat the engine quickly and do
not
> > have to heat up the tank and radiator at the same time and thus avoid
> > Beckett's problem with a tank of hot water..."
> >
> > Dave
> >
> > I agree with the use of a thermostat 100%. For all the same reasons you
> > mention. Have been doing so with a presurized tank for a quite a few
years.
> > Works great, for a good five mile run, but it still gets hot after a
period
> > of time. So why do I need a radiator in a tank?
> >
> > JB
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