GoneDiving
Senior Member
One of the many "when I get to it" jobs is to tidy up the keel cooling plumbing in my engine bay.
What is the typical water path for these systems?I would have thought that the engine water jacket and oil coolers would have been first in line for the coldest coolant. However, my system runs:
Keel cooler cold side
Exhaust water jacket
Header tank
Thermostat
Engine inlet
Engine block
Water pump
Engine oil cooler
Gear box cooler
Keel cooler hot side
Over heating has never been a problem and it's worked this way for >30 yrs. I'd just like to move some of the piping out of the way and improve appearances.
Comments?
What is the typical water path for these systems?I would have thought that the engine water jacket and oil coolers would have been first in line for the coldest coolant. However, my system runs:
Keel cooler cold side
Exhaust water jacket
Header tank
Thermostat
Engine inlet
Engine block
Water pump
Engine oil cooler
Gear box cooler
Keel cooler hot side
Over heating has never been a problem and it's worked this way for >30 yrs. I'd just like to move some of the piping out of the way and improve appearances.
Comments?