Heading into the heat of summer always brings up issues with cooling systems. Our latest venture is with an all-aluminum 5.3L LS engine swap backed by a TREMEC TKO-600 five-speed, and one of the last ...

Heavy-duty truck cooling systems are going to have to work even harder when 2007 and 2010 emissions regulations go into effect. In anticipation, the makers of truck fans and fan drives have been ...

An engine’s cooling fan can use up a lot of an engine’s energy if it is not tuned properly, says Cordell Dietz, CEO of Horton, a manufacturer of engine fans. “If you’re running your fan 100% ...

In 1968, the godfather of New Journalism, Tom Wolfe, wrote a book called The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test that we just had to borrow its title and make our own for this story. But that's where Wolfe's ...

Of all the issues confronting the owners of custom classic trucks one of the most critical is maintaining proper engine operating temperature. Big engines, little radiators, air-conditioning ...

For the record, a V-8's cooling system is the most forgotten and neglected part of any hot rod. We speak from firsthand experience. It used to be that you could replace a factory 195 degree thermostat ...

When you turn the engine off and walk away, only to hear the radiator fan still spinning, don't panic. It is doing the job it was built to do. This is called after-run cooling, and unlike some of the ...

The MLX81200 follows consequently the Melexis roadmap to offer system solutions at a high integration level supporting mechatronic designs. The MLX81200 follows consequently the Melexis roadmap to ...

Engine overheating can usually be avoided through regular maintenance and monitoring of the vehicle. Keeping the cooling ...

The radiator was invented and patented by Karl Benz in 1885. The first honeycomb radiator was designed by Wilhelm Maybach and fitted to the 1901 Mercedes 35 HP model. Ethylene glycol was first ...