All That You Need To Know About Air-cooled Vintage Engine
Your engine's cooling system may not have crossed your mind. This makes sense. Since it serves its purpose, why dwell on it? But how well do you know your car's cooling system? Modern vehicles typically employ a water and coolant mixture in the engine to keep it at a manageable temperature. Coolant isn't necessary for all engines, though. They don't regulate engine temperature or have radiators. As far as technology goes, it's a relic from the past. It's likely that you've seen a VW air-cooled engine before, even if you didn't know what it was called. Air-Cooled Engine Air-cooled engines are based on a deceptively basic idea: allowing air to flow over the engine to disperse heat. Most current cars have water-cooled engines circulating water and coolant through radiators, water pumps, and hoses. The engine heats the coolant, which is cooled in the radiator and circulated. But this isn't for air-cooled engines. They cool themselves with air. The air c...