air vs liquid cooled
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air vs liquid cooled
on an air cooled engine on the cylinders and on the head there are fins . the heat spreads into thses fins and then when the air flows by them it cools it. on a loiquid cooled engine water is circulated around the cyinder and head to cool it. liquid cooled are mainy found in high performance quads. but is also fouind in alot of ther utility quads. you can go through creecks and all that with out worring about cracking the cylinder. ( two exstremes cause rapid expansion or contration) but with air cooled you dont have to worry about a radiater or your water level. but it makes the engine run cooler.
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air vs liquid cooled
Water cooled engines are more complex and can (but not necessarily will) take more maintenance. However, they tend to last longer, because the engine is kept at a constant temp - no heating up/cooling down every time you get on the gas, so parts don't expand/contract as much.
On a practical level - water cooled quads seem to cost a little bit more. They are a little quieter, and on a hot day, a lot cooler. I went from a 350 Big Bear (air cooled) to a Cat 500 (water cooled). I noticed on hot days the Cat didn't roast my legs the way the Bear did.
On a practical level - water cooled quads seem to cost a little bit more. They are a little quieter, and on a hot day, a lot cooler. I went from a 350 Big Bear (air cooled) to a Cat 500 (water cooled). I noticed on hot days the Cat didn't roast my legs the way the Bear did.
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