One easy way is to reach under the front by the spare tire and feel the pipes, a few minutes after you start it up. You'll be able to feel which one is the inlet when it gets hot and the other is still much cooler. -Hnas ----- Original Message ----- From: "tabe johnson" <xtabe@YAHOO.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2005 4:54 PM Subject: Path of coolant in radiator
> What path does the coolant take when going through > the radiator? > > I KNOW the coolant doesn't just go in one side > and out the other, because both the inlet and > the outlet are on the same side! So - what > path does the coolant take? > > I THINK (and I'm only guessing) the coolant > enters at the bottom right, (front is front) > goes along the bottom half of the radiator to > the left, goes up, goes along the top half of > the radiator to the right, then goes down and > exits again at the bottom right. Anyone? > Beuller? Anyone? > > > tabe johnson/xtabe@yahoo.com > > > --- tabe johnson <xtabe@yahoo.com> wrote: > >> Can anyone describe the path the coolant takes >> in the radiator? I understand ours are dual >> pass, but I don't know which way is which. >> >> An ideal description would be, for instance, >> as the radiator is in the van, coolant >> enters at lower right, flows along front >> of radiator toward the left, then along >> the back of the radiator to the right again, >> doubles back, and exits at lower left. (Or >> whatever it actually is!) >> >> >> Thanks! >> >> tabe johnson/87 westy/vancouver bc > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > |
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