At 10:37 PM 1/6/2004, David Brodbeck wrote: >On my diesel, at least, it's on the output side. Gas engines may have >different hose routings, but on my diesel coolant enters the rad through the >bottom hose, makes a pass through the bottom half of the radiator, turns >around and makes a pass through the top half, then exits via the upper hose. >This is actually a nice bit of engineering, since it means that the flow as >well as buoyancy pushes bubbles towards the bleeder. Then my WAG is undoubtedly wrong... ;) d
-- David Beierl - Providence RI USA -- http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/ '84 Westy "Dutiful Passage" '85 GL "Poor Relation" |
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