PISTON ASSEM. 7V6543 - Caterpillar

Coolant Flow
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Cooling System Schematic (1) Temperature regulator housing (2) Radiator (3) Bypass tube (4) Water pump (5) Engine oil cooler (6) Return manifold (7) Supply manifold in the block (8) Cylinder head (9) Cylinder linerThe water pump is driven by a gear. The water pump is located on the right hand side of the engine. The water pump supplies the coolant for the engine cooling system. The coolant is supplied to the following components:
Engine oil cooler (5)
Cylinder head (8)
Cylinder liner (9)
Air compressor (not shown)
Coolant conditioner element (not shown)Note: In air-to-air aftercooled systems, a coolant mixture with a minimum of 30 percent ethylene glycol base antifreeze is recommended in order to improve water pump performance. This mixture keeps the cavitation temperature range of the coolant high enough for efficient performance.
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Typical right side of engine (1) Temperature regulator housing (4) Water pump (5) Engine oil cooler
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Typical rear of engine (6) Jacket water return manifold
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The water pump (4) pulls the coolant from the radiator (2) by using the impeller's rotation. The water pump is located on the right hand side of the front timing gear housing.The coolant is pumped through the engine oil cooler (5). The coolant solution then goes into the supply manifold (7). The supply manifold is located in the cylinder block. The supply manifold distributes the coolant at each cylinder. The coolant then flows around the upper portion of the cylinder liner. The coolant cools the top half of the cylinder liner. At each cylinder, the coolant flows from the jacket water area around the liner to the cylinder head. The cylinder head is divided into single cylinder cooling sections. In the cylinder head, the coolant flows across the center of the cylinder and across the injector seat boss. At the center of the cylinder, the coolant flows around the injector sleeve over the exhaust port. The coolant then exits into the return manifold (6). The return manifold collects the coolant from each cylinder and the return manifold directs the flow to the temperature regulator housing (1). When the temperature regulator is in the closed position, the coolant flows through the regulator. This allows the coolant to flow directly back to the water pump by bypassing the radiator. The water pump then recirculates the coolant. With the temperature regulator in the open position, the coolant is directed through the radiator and back to the water pump inlet.Supply Manifold
Cooling is provided for only the portion of the cylinder liner above the seal in the block. The coolant enters the block from the oil cooler into the coolant manifold which distributes coolant to each cylinder and to each cylinder head. The supply manifold is an integral casting in the block. The coolant flows around the circumference of the cylinder liner and into the cylinder head through a single drilled passage for each liner. The coolant flow is split at each liner so that 60 percent flows around the liner and the remainder bypasses the liner and