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Old 12-12-2009, 06:04 AM   #127 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by bwilson4web View Post
The closest I found were various sketches and drawings in the maintenance manuals on how to repair various parts. Nothing like a proper coolant flow diagram. However, I've not seen the "New Car Features" that sometimes has more illustrative sketches.

Bob Wilson
Usually, the one closest to the water pump is inlet.

If you leave the heater circuit closed, one hose might get warm, while the other should stay cold or get mildly warm, as long as the heater valve is in line with one of the hoses.

If the coolant bottle has a heater in it, chances are, it's the lowest point in the system as well, no? Flow probably starts there and works upward into the heater core. Thermosiphon only needs a low spot to start and end, the rest of the system can be level, as long as it can take the pressure build up, the flow still occurs.
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