Cooling system routing, Oil Cooler sequence.
09-19-2014, 09:51 AM
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Cooling system routing, Oil Cooler sequence.
Just want to make sure I'm thinking correctly here:
Water pickup -> Strainer -> Oil Cooler -> into front of block - > exit top of manifold -> into exhaust -> Exit boat.
Just want to make sure oil cooler is first in line. I assume you don't want heated water from block into oil cooler but also not positive you want heated water from cooler into engine.
Water pickup -> Strainer -> Oil Cooler -> into front of block - > exit top of manifold -> into exhaust -> Exit boat.
Just want to make sure oil cooler is first in line. I assume you don't want heated water from block into oil cooler but also not positive you want heated water from cooler into engine.
09-19-2014, 10:56 AM
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The BTU's transferred from the oil cooler are minimal compared to the engine so the temp rise will be minimal as well. My system is plumbed the same and I have more difficulty keeping the oil cool than I do the motor. The engine also holds a greater volume of water so it can hold more BTU's than the oil cooler can.
09-22-2014, 07:50 AM
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My oil and power steering cooler are one unit. If you have 2 seperate I would put engine oil first.
09-27-2014, 02:32 PM
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Not much action here! You guys gotta all know this! I am now questioning maybe a tee out of the strainer and feeding the oil coolers and exhaust cooling separate from engines so I can run a thermostat? Then I would need to figure a way to dump the engine water overboard.
09-27-2014, 05:21 PM
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Thanks Black Baja. Here is what I THINK would happen as a result of your recommendation:
1. A small amount of water would pass through the 1/8" holes in the thermostat.
2. This water would head up through the thermostat housing (some of which would go through the main exit and into the headers and some would go through the bypass line).
So, I understand that the holes would get some water to the exhaust while the thermostat is closed but I don't understand how the bypass at the top of the thermostat would help.
I feel like my issue with a thermostat is that I would not be getting enough coolant through the exhaust. It is very likely I still don't understand the whole thing.
1. A small amount of water would pass through the 1/8" holes in the thermostat.
2. This water would head up through the thermostat housing (some of which would go through the main exit and into the headers and some would go through the bypass line).
So, I understand that the holes would get some water to the exhaust while the thermostat is closed but I don't understand how the bypass at the top of the thermostat would help.
I feel like my issue with a thermostat is that I would not be getting enough coolant through the exhaust. It is very likely I still don't understand the whole thing.
09-28-2014, 05:52 AM
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Thanks Black Baja. Here is what I THINK would happen as a result of your recommendation:
1. A small amount of water would pass through the 1/8" holes in the thermostat.
2. This water would head up through the thermostat housing (some of which would go through the main exit and into the headers and some would go through the bypass line).
So, I understand that the holes would get some water to the exhaust while the thermostat is closed but I don't understand how the bypass at the top of the thermostat would help.
I feel like my issue with a thermostat is that I would not be getting enough coolant through the exhaust. It is very likely I still don't understand the whole thing.
1. A small amount of water would pass through the 1/8" holes in the thermostat.
2. This water would head up through the thermostat housing (some of which would go through the main exit and into the headers and some would go through the bypass line).
So, I understand that the holes would get some water to the exhaust while the thermostat is closed but I don't understand how the bypass at the top of the thermostat would help.
I feel like my issue with a thermostat is that I would not be getting enough coolant through the exhaust. It is very likely I still don't understand the whole thing.
