I don't understand fully why a inline-4 or 5 cylinder gas engine has a higher coolant pressure on the system but it does. My friend tried to explain that it isn't a higher pressure problem but a higher flow problem and that upon decelleration this actually causes the pressure to go up (brain hurting, not really grasping concept). Perhaps an engineer type could explain this better. However in real world tests (brain feeling better) we have found very consistantly that installing a inline-4 or 5 cylinder engine causes the front heater valve to leak if it has any age on it at all, and also can cause the radiator to die if it is at all weak. We usually recommend replacing the valve (cheap), and explain the possbility of the radiator problem and let the customer decide what they want to do (expensive but a good idea). Thanks, Ken Wilford http://www.vanagain.com John 3:16 Office (856)-765-1583 Shop (856)-327-0027 Fax (856)-327-2242 |
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