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Re: Why pressure in coolant system?

To: Myke456@aol.com
Subject: Re: Why pressure in coolant system?
From: quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk (Phil Payne)
Date: Thu, 03 Sep 1998 08:34:15 GMT
Cc: quattro@coimbra.ans.net
Sender: owner-quattro@coimbra.ans.net

In message <ad470cc1.35edbb2f@aol.com> Myke456@aol.com writes:

> Can someone tell me why coolant systems are made to develop & maintain
> pressure in them?

Because petrol engines need to operate at temperatures above the
boiling point of water at normal atmospheric pressures.

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