Name: __________________________
AGEN 100
Lab #5 – Cooling Systems
1. Describe what the tests that were performed in lab were and what was each test
measuring and what was its purpose?
a. Pressure test
b. Hydrometer
c. Coolant strip test
2. What were the results from the tests performed in lab?
a. Pressure test
b. Hydrometer
c. Coolant strip test
3. What is the purpose of the cooling system?
4. What are the two purposes of the radiator cap?
5. What effect does the cap have on the boiling point of the coolant? How does it do
this?
6. What is the function of the thermostat?
7. What physical property (i.e. what test would be done) of an antifreeze and water
solution allows us to easily determine its freezing point?
8. What is the purpose of the cooling fan?
9. List several causes for system overheating?
10. List several reasons that too low of an operating temperature is undesirable.
11. List the two devices used in an air cooled system
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