Date:         17 Jul 95 20:29:00 -0700
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From:         GOLDBERG_DAVID@tandem.com
Subject:      re: Squirting water on an oil cooler

>  The only problem with sqirting water on any type of radiator is that it
>short circuits the cooling process and actualy makes an engine retain
>heat.  If you keep the radiator nice and cool the engine gets really hot!
>it's a short excersize in physics but if you think about it it makes a
>lot of sense.

I can buy this if the thermostat is located in the radiator, thus it would
read a lower temp, and not cool as effectively, but (correct me if I am
wrong) doesn't the oil flow through the cooler regardless of the temp?


>The reason your engine stays cooler when it's rainy is that the
>humidity is very high and water vapor carries heat away from the fins
>faster than air.  If you can find a way to prevent evaporation from
>occuring on the fins when squirting the water it may actualy help but
>I doubt it can be done easily.

The humidity when it rains point I have a problem with.  I have lived in
places where humidity and rain do not go hand in hand.  For example,
when I lived in Korea, there would be 90%+ humidity, yet it did not rain
everyday, and conversly when I lived in El Paso, TX, there was rarely a
rainy day where the humidity was high, or even mildly high.

>Scott

David
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