RE: Why pressure in coolant system?

[Eaton Dave <dave.eaton@minedu.govt.nz>]

hell, f1 power plants (particularly the illmor unit in the mclarens,
also the peugeots) are designed to operate at  well over 120 degrees
(c).

the means that the radiators can be smaller, require less air, and
impose less areodynamic drag.

dave
'95 rs2
'90 ur-q

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> 
> Date: Thu, 03 Sep 1998 08:34:15 GMT
> From: quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk (Phil Payne)
> 
> 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.
>