We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Though many consider the oil pump the heart of an engine, its cooling system is, arguably, every bit as important, pumping coolant to and from ...

Newer compounds used to make rubber hoses have improved their lifecycle dramatically, but they haven’t changed the physics involved. Friction, pressure and heat still can cause component wear, even to ...

On traditional "bottom-up" automotive engine coolant systems, the lower hose runs to the water pump's suction side. As on any fluid system, suction results in negative pressure, aka vacuum. The higher ...

With the summer days upon us, your engine’s cooling system should be inspected, flushed, and refilled with fresh coolant. One area of cooling systems that even do-it-yourself mechanics overlook is ...

Faster is not better when it comes to engine coolant flow rate. The purpose of a radiator is to support heat transfer, which is a time-dependent process. As Flex-a-Lite explains, to move the heat from ...

The only time a lowrider should sport a standard black rubber coolant hose is if you're going for a full factory spec resto. Other than that, we don't want to see one amidst a sea of chrome. It's just ...

Keeping a car running smoothly and reliably for the long haul requires routine maintenance. And although cars have become, in many ways, complicated computers on wheels, there are still some basic DIY ...

Cooling equipment specialist Gates has launched a new type of hose for liquid cooling systems, which it says is its most eco-friendly product yet. The news comes as another vendor, GF, unveiled its ...