Cooling with oil

[rocco16v at netzero.net (L F)]

If you mean by itself, Dave, the answer is no.  You need the corrosion-fighting properties found in anti-freeze (and other additives intended for use in cooling systems)

Larry
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Dave Ewing 
  To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org 
  Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2003 1:52 PM
  Subject: Re: Cooling with oil


  If you live in a temperate area couldn't you just used distilled water?

  Dave
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: "Jeff Toomasson" <jtoomasson@yahoo.com>
  To: "Dan Bubb" <jdbubb@ix.netcom.com>; "Kervin Ridgley"
  <kridgley@brownscar.com>; "list" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
  Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2003 11:50 AM
  Subject: Re: Cooling with oil


  > Just to provide a little clarification, oil wouldn't work in this
  > application because its specific heat coefficient is MUCH higher than
  water
  > or glycol. Since pure water has a low specific heat (dH = 1.0), it has a
  > greater cooling capacity in that it can _exchange_ heat faster that a
  medium
  > with a higher specific heat - also provided it has an outlet to exchange
  > that heat to (i.e., radiator). You are right that oil could absorb more
  heat
  > in the long run but the internal combustion engine generates so much heat
  so
  > fast that it has to exchange it faster that a high specific heat material
  > could provide.
  >
  > Aside from its corrosive properties pure water is a nearly perfect heat
  > exchange medium in a pressurized system.
  >
  > HTH, JT
  >
  > ----- Original Message ----- 
  > From: "Dan Bubb" <jdbubb@ix.netcom.com>
  > To: "Kervin Ridgley" <kridgley@brownscar.com>; "list"
  > <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
  > Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2003 7:52 AM
  > Subject: Re: Cooling with oil
  >
  >
  > > Oil is more viscous than water so it would pump slower. That would
  reduce
  > > cooling capacity.
  > > Oil also has less thermal capacity than water so the amount of heat that
  > > could be carried by a given volume of coolant would also decrease. That
  > > would also decrease cooling capacity.
  > > OTOH you would never have any corrosion in your cooling system!
  > > Dan
  > >
  > > ----- Original Message -----
  > > From: "Kervin Ridgley" <kridgley@brownscar.com>
  > > To: "list" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
  > > Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2003 10:10 AM
  > > Subject: Cooling with oil
  > >
  > >
  > > I was wondering if you could take the coolant out of a JH engine and
  fill
  > it
  > > with oil and have it work.  I don't plan on doing it, I was just
  > wondering,
  > > maybe I just need another cup of coffee.
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