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Old 03-30-2010, 06:44 PM   #24 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by RobertSmalls View Post
Hmm, I don't think that's happened before: For a moment, I was contemplating going to a Chevy dealership to look at the inventory.

Where can I read about cars with radiators at the rear? I would love to seal the engine bay against salt, have finned cooling pipes running the length of the car, and have enough thermal capacitance on the cold side of the thermostat to complete my commute without any airflow across the radiator.
Robert,I would try a GOOGLE search for the Ford Probe-IV concept car.
That car was front-engine,but they piped the coolant to a quarter-panel located forced-air heat-exchanger which when under electric fan power,would actually propel the car to 4-mph.
The AC condenser was located on the opposite side.
Also,the coolant traveled to and from in an extruded aluminum heat-sink tube.
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