Maybe some of the waste heat is going elsewhere besides into the cooling system? I think the exhaust system gets pretty hot. Mark
David Beierl wrote: ............ > > So a twenty-degree change in the entire coolant would absorb the > waste heat of the engine for about thirty two seconds. I think this > is conservative since the coolant inside the engine won't be > participating in this, and because 75 hp may be conservative for > climbing a steep hill. > > Somebody check my numbers. If this number is anywhere near correct I > don't think it's worth the hassle. > > Yours, > David > |
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