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In cars and trucks the radiator is up front to get air before it can get heated by the engine.
Engine coolant expands when heated. Heated coolant needs a reservoir to come and go as needed.
No. When the engine is running coolant is heated and expands. Excess coolant then flows from the radiator to the expansion (overflow) tank. When the engine is shut down coolant cools and contracts drawing fluid back out of the tank to keep the radiator topped off.
A car radiator system works by circulating coolant through the engine to absorb heat. The heated coolant then flows through the radiator, where it is cooled by airflow from the outside. As the coolant cools, it returns to the engine to continue the cooling cycle.
Press a button with an icon of a steering wheel with heat waves rising from it. Google "jeep heated steering wheel button" for a photo of same.
Some thermostats have an arrow embosed on the one of the legs pointing toward the radiator. Generally speaking, the side with what looks like a spring and cylindrical bulb should be immersed in the heated water from the engine. Since the water in the hose attached to the radiator is not heated by the engine, this would be the wrong side. Also, on my Sundance (2.2L engine), the thermostat fits only in the correct orientation (try a dry fit first). Spring into engine.
The windshield streaming after a radiator change on a 1993 Jeep Wrangler is a result of a loose connection. Steam is caused when coolant leaks onto the engine and is heated rapidly.
I believe the trip sensor (switch) is bolted to the rear of the fan housing which tells the fan or relay in circuit to power on once it is heated by the air temperature from the radiator/engine.
A "closed loop" system refers to a system that requires no outside intervention. Like the cooling system on a car or in simpler terms the radiator. The cooling system is a closed loop, the coolant is heated by the engine, pumped into the radiator where it cools off, then is cycled through the engine again.
It collects the expanding coolant that is heated by the engine and recycles it back into the coolant system once it loses enough heat. The radiator overflow tank works in conjunction with the radiator cap to protect the engine and prevent coolant loss due to overflow. Source: Quora.com
It will but not as effectively.
Old coolant begins to break down merely because of the conditions within the engine, being heated and cooling down all of the time. And it can become polluted with dirt and rust particles. Eventually this causes damage to the inside of the engine and radiator, it can clog passages causing the engine to overheat, and cause the engine block and radiator to rust badly from the inside out.