-----Original Message-----
From: The Gunnings <ngunn@landmarknet.net>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Date: Wednesday, July 12, 2000 1:24 PM
Subject: Weep No More For Me

>
>One of the weakest links in the waterboxer design is
>the is the constant strain on the waterpump to push coolant uphill to the
>front radiator.

Actually, the pump is straining to push coolant uphill because the coolant
turns around and goes back down hill and pulls the equal amount back up.
Its a closed system and energy potential (mass x gravity x height) is almost
equal at the pump. If the coolant was pumped uphill and stayed there,  then
the work done by the pump would be the the (mass the coolant moved) x
gravity x (the height from the pump to the top of the coolant level).  Of
coarse, the level is constantly changing and you would end up with a simple
differential equation.

Is it Friday yet?

John