Ever notice how long the Alaskan Pipeline is? Care to take a guess at it's diameter? Think they'd spend the extra money for this enormous diameter if they could get the same flow through a 2" pipe? The anamoly between plumbing and electrical circuts applies both ways; the smaller the orifice (greater the resistor) the lower the flow (remember you multiply the resistance by the length of the resistor, for those of us working outside the realm of the microcomputer). But don't forget to add into the equasion the heat lost while the coolant travels to the radiator. I also think that VW products were highly engineered, and that very small tolerances to ALL variables apply. I don't think that any mistakes were made in the engineering, and all systems will operate AS SPECIFIED. All ratios and tolerances are critical, inlcluding the coolant mix ratio. Not that I have a leg to stand on.... Andy McKinley Cudahy, WI 75112.2101@compuserve.com '72 Westy "...the car itself was still full of bugs." -Heinz Nordhoff, 1948, rebuilding the VW after the war.
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