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Old 10-13-2010, 11:28 AM   #14 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by mechman600 View Post
Nope. When the thermostat is closed, a bypass is open.
I've never seen a cooling system schematic with such a bypass, do you have a link to an image or something? I've seen tiny pinholes in thermostats to allow a tiny bit of flow.

EDIT: yah, i see it now.
http://www.innerauto.com/Automotive_...ooling_System/
so the bypass is always flowing through the engine, it just flows less when the thermostat is open. My misconception


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Try running a box fan, then throw something against it that blocks the air...
Interesting observcation. Do you think it would it be fair if power were measured by a kill-a-watt? I'll have to try that when I get home, both in cavitation and dead-head mode (lay it in the floor).
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