The invention relates to an engine-cooling system comprising a radiation branch and a heat preservation branch. The heat preservation branch comprises a heat preservation water tank, a bidirectional electric water pump, a pumping electromagnetic valve, an affusion electromagnetic valve, a pumping pipe, an affusion pipe, a backwater aeration pipe, a water quantity display, a water quantity displaysensor, a central controller, and the like, can preserve the heat of cooling liquid preserved in the heat preservation water tank when water in an engine reaches a normal temperature and full draws the high-temperature cooling liquid in the engine to the heat preservation water tank for preserving heat when the engine stops working so that the high-temperature cooling liquid in the heat preservation water tank preheats the engine when the engine is started up next time. The cooling system enables the cold-startup engine in an ideal temperature without external energy, effectively solves the problems of startup difficulties caused by the lower temperature of the engine, severe emission pollution, fuel waste, severe part abrasion, and the like and avoids causing energy waste during using the external energy for preheating.