All about your Radiator.

The Radiator is one of the most important pieces of the car’s cooling system, and it functions to help keep the car from overheating. Have you seen a car on the side of a road with steamy white smoke? Maybe it happened to you as well. But do you know what caused this problem? There is a good chance it occurred because of an overheated engine. A car engine functions through a series of moving parts, this create friction. The friction produces excess heat energy, not to mention the heat from fuel combustion in the engine. A car engine ideally runs between 180 to 210 degrees Fahrenheit, hotter than this and the engine will start to overheat. We want to avoid this scenario, and as long as the car’s radiator is functioning properly, that case will never happen.

The radiator is located behind the grill of a car and contains a liquid made up of 50 percent water and 50 percent coolant/antifreeze (usually ethylene glycol). The terms coolant and antifreeze can be used interchangeably. The coolant/antifreeze allows the water to keep from boiling at temperatures as high as 275 degrees Fahrenheit and keep from freezing at temperatures as low as 30 degrees Fahrenheit. The entire mixture is usually referred to as coolant or antifreeze but it is important to note that the fluid in your radiator is half water too. While the radiator itself has no electronic parts, a thermostat near the engine gauges the engine temperature and when it starts to get too hot, the radiator delivers to push coolant through the engine chambers. The coolant conducts the heat away from the engine and travels from the engine through the upper radiator hose into the radiator. The radiator has a large surface area, which helps the coolant temperature to lower as it travels through the radiator’s coils. Cool air coming in through the grill also plays a crucial role in cooling the liquid. Once the liquid’s temperature has been sufficiently lowered it travels through the radiator’s lower hose back to the engine and the process is repeated.
Now you know how your radiator works and if you encounter any problems and in need of a replacement, why not considering to call us New York City Auto Salvage and Glass at (718) 297-9797). We have lots and lots of radiator to choose from and we may have what you need. See yah!