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Old 04-24-2016, 04:11 PM   #3 (permalink)
Piwoslaw
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Originally Posted by MobilOne View Post
I don't understand how it both increases cooling and shortens warm up times. Those two feats would seem to be counter productive to me.
My guess is that since it improves heat transfer, then it helps the coolant receive heat from the engine. It would also cool off faster, but does not have a way - the thermostat is closed so the coolant does not visit the radiator.
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