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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 ...
A malfunctioning car heater in the middle of winter is no good, but oftentimes the cause is pretty straightforward. Here are ...
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 ...
The air-conditioning condenser is a radiator positioned between the car’s grille and the engine-cooling radiator in which the gaseous refrigerant sheds heat and returns to a liquid state.