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What Does a Radiator Do?
The car’s radiator acts as a heat exchanger, transferring excess heat from the engine’s liquid coolant into the air. The radiator is composed of tubes through which hot coolant flows ...
At Tork today, we're diving into another essential part of your car – the radiator! This might not be the flashiest component, but the radiator plays a critical role in keeping your engine from ...
The radiator fan (or fans) pulls cooling air through the car’s radiator. Positioned between the radiator and engine, cooling fans are particularly helpful when the car is stationary or moving at ...
If they are mixing, you probably have a problem with either the engine’s cylinder head gasket or perhaps an oil cooler that uses the radiator coolant to do its thing. If the oil has water in it (or ...