The heat that is produced from the pistons and other moving parts is reduced by the truck radiator using:
- Water
- Antifreeze
- Water-Antifreeze mixture
The liquid/coolant is moved by a centrifugal pump known as liquid or water pump. The water pump is pushing the heated water or the antifreeze out of the engine chambers and moves it to the truck radiator to cool it down before it returns it back to the engine.
This circle system known as Heat Exchanger is running as long as the truck engine is working. If the truck radiator fails there is a danger of overheating of the engine.
Use Proper Coolant Mixture for the Truck Radiator
The radiator liquid/coolant needs to flow freely from the engine to the truck radiator and back again. If the flow is interrupted by some blockage in the radiator tubes the cooling will be compromised and the engine will overheat.
That is why the coolant levels should be properly maintained as coolant type needs to be with the proper mixture to the outside wetter conditions.
Source: www.en.wikipedia.org
Normal coolant mixture is 50 percent water and 50 percent antifreeze but this is in normal temperatures. In the normal condition, the antifreeze has an anti corrosion purpose and the water has temperature reducing purpose. Remember that in the winter the antifreeze has the main role to the truck radiator performance. Be aware of this when the low temperatures will attack.
