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Radiator hoses can collapse due to a restriction in the cooling system, such as a blocked radiator or thermostat. This restriction causes a vacuum to form in the hoses, leading them to collapse under the pressure difference. Additionally, weakened or deteriorating hoses can also collapse over time due to the force of the coolant flowing through them.
If there is no thermostat in the radiator, the coolant can flow too quickly through the system and fail to properly regulate the temperature. This can cause the coolant to boil over and be expelled from the radiator. Installing a thermostat can help control the flow of coolant and prevent overheating.
No. The radiator should never be hot enough to start cloth or paper on fire. It would have to be over 400 degrees F, which would be dangerous to the people in the place. It would also make the room to hot too be comfortable in. It is enough constant heat to boil softeners out of plastic over time, so keep that in mind.
Conduction is the heat transfer process that warms your hand when placed over a radiator. The radiator transfers heat to your hand through direct contact, as the molecules of your hand gain kinetic energy from the warm radiator surface.
The heat transfer that warms your hand over a radiator is primarily convection. As the air surrounding the radiator is heated, it rises, carrying heat to other surfaces such as your hand. Additionally, some heat transfer may also occur through radiation, as the hot radiator emits infrared radiation that can be absorbed by your hand.
Low coolant, inoperative radiator fans, stuck thermostat, failed water pump, restricted radiator, head/headgasket.
Engine overheated. Possible causes are: Thermostat stuck closed. Low of coolant. Defective radiator cap. Clogged radiator. Defective Water Pump.
it has a cracked head The above answer would be an extreme condition to cause this problem. Usually a car overheats because of either low coolant level or a stuck or bad thermostat.
Sounds like you need to flush the radiator and replace the thermostat
You'd have no heat or air and radiator would boil over causing vehicle damage.
There can be several reasons for a boil over condition. 1. low or insuffecient coolant. Anti-freeze protects from boil over too. If the level of coolant is low or does not have enough "antifreeze" in the mixture, the boiling point is lowered. 2. thermostat is not opening or not opening enough. A thermostat must be installed, however. If the thermostat is not installed the coolant circulates so fast that the radiator does not have time to remove the heat and boil over results. 3. insufficient coolant flow. Blockage from thermostat, debris in the radiator or a condition called electrolisis. This is the hard white scaley stuff that you may see inside the radiator that is the result of the coolant flowing over the different types of materials in your cooling system. Regular flushing and renewing coolant is the best prevention of this. A professional flushing or replacement of radiator may be required to fix. 4. Head gasket or cracked head. This would be a major engine mechanical failure and would require removal of cylinder heads for close inspection. Other gasket failures could also contribute to overheating by allowing air into the cooling system, thereby lowering the boiling point.
A radiator can crack due to a build-up of pressure from overheating, corrosion over time, or physical damage such as a collision or impact.
I had this problem ....Head Gasket or radiator cap
Common causes include low coolant, inoperative radiator fan, radiator restriction.
A plastic radiator will crack under extreme over heat conditions for example a defective thermostat or bad cylinder head gasket will cause a cooling system to over pressurise and rupture.
Make sure the radiator fan is working. Your thermostat is broken.
It might be clogged, thus not allowing enough flow It means that the excess coolant is going where it is supposed to. The coolant expands when hot and goes to the over flow reservoir.