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| RE: Perplexed |
| By Barry B. - 01/16/2001 1:09:26 PM; IP 134.217.237.30 |
| The heads are made symmetrical with the coolant ports on each end. That way the heads can be used on either bank of the engine. The rear passages are usually blocked off by the manifold while the front passages are tied together. Normal flow is from the water pump into the front of the left and right cylinder banks, pushed towards the rear of the banks and forced up the back of the cylinder heads. Then it turns around and flows forward through the heads and out the front ports into the tee connection of the manifold. This is just a rough description because some of the coolant in the cylinder banks is also forced up the heads through smaller passages in the heads. The head gasket meters the correct flow and is progressive from front to rear. That’s why they are labeled “front”. |
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