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Re: Which way does the coolant flow? "Tue, 22 Jul 2003 16:30:11 EDT." <

To: spridgets@autox.team.net, berry@dzur.kerch.com
Subject: Re: Which way does the coolant flow? "Tue, 22 Jul 2003 16:30:11 EDT." <3F1D9ED3.90909@exit109.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2003 16:26:05 -0700
spritenut@Exit109.com said:
> Not sure just which way the coolant flows 

Just remember that hot water rises and cold water sinks.  The water gets hot 
in the engine and rises, and gets cold (well, cold-ER) in the radiator.  So it 
rises in the engine, out the thermostat, into the radiator, down to the bottom 
and back into the engine.  This way even if the water pump fails you still get 
SOME circulation from this thermosiphon action.

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