The spring in the rpesure cap will have the same force regardless of altitude, so the pressure inside the colloing system will not be effected. Dennis
-----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf Of Pensioner Sent: Friday, June 06, 2003 8:28 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Cooling System performance at altitude If one has a 15psi cap will the coolant boil at a lower temperature at 7500 feet than at sea level. Same problem as a weight controlled pressure cooker and temperature degradation with altitude. Both are "closed" systems. Any ideas? p |
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