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How does a cars radiator work?

Updated: 12/15/2022
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The water pump (Just like a heart)pushes the water/antifreeze through the engine block, and through the radiator where the fins in the radiator absorb some of the heat, and the air passing through the radiator cools the fluid down to be pumped back into the engine block, keeping the engine cool enough to drive.

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Hot water is chanelled through many thin sections, between each section there are cooling plates (Very thin) basically the rush of air flow goes through the many cooling sections as hot water is constantly circulated. (I don't think I have explained this very well, so will add to it later after I have a further think about it)

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