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Old 04-06-2010, 09:59 AM   #12 (permalink)
modmonster
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Tracy - '00 vauxhall corsa
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heat engines work by having a hot place and a cold place. the difference between the two temperatures determins the efficiency. i think on a car the hot place is the engine and the cold place is the atmosphere? or is it the radiator temperature?
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