On Wed, 25 Feb 2004 04:34:41 GMT, Jim Kelly wrote:

This is true. As you noted, the heat carried away by the cooling system does no
work. If it were economically feasible, using materials such as ceramics, to
run higher combustion chamber temperatures, efficiency would indeed increase.

I made an assumption that I shouldn't have based on anecdotal
experience with my two antique Internationals.

Learn something new everyday.

Later,

Tom
S. Woodstock, CT
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