On Wed, 13 Jan 1999 23:21:58 -0500
"Robert A. Alexander" <satcong@VOL.COM> wrote:

> Chris - What does an "intercooler" do?  My daughter's Volvo's looks to
> me to be little more than a "radiator".  Does it cool the turbo or the
> air that leaves the turbo?
>
> BOB

Air that leaves the turbo...which helps prevent detonation, and also
allows for a higher boost...BUT turbo's disels use a turbo as air pump,
so there is no 'boost' in the gasoline turbo sense....it chills air from
the turbo (after the turbo).

The thing that determines a turbo's longevity, is whether it is oil or
water cooled. Watercooled turbo's lasted MUCH longer. Oil cooled ones,
just cooked in oil when the engine stopped running.

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