Which way does water flow in the radiator
I want to flush out the water in my 62 radiator. It's out of the car. I would like to know what direction does the water flow in a radiator. From the top down or from the bottom up.
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Originally Posted by MOXIE62
(Post 1578814834)
I want to flush out the water in my 62 radiator. It's out of the car. I would like to know what direction does the water flow in a radiator. From the top down or from the bottom up.
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Originally Posted by MOXIE62
(Post 1578814834)
I want to flush out the water in my 62 radiator. It's out of the car. I would like to know what direction does the water flow in a radiator. From the top down or from the bottom up.
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Originally Posted by RestoMike
(Post 1578815037)
Believe you find water from the block (which is heated) flows into the lower radiator hose cooling as it traverses upwardly to top of radiator....cooling as it travels. Back into the block through the top hose. :thumbs:
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Originally Posted by RestoMike
(Post 1578815037)
Believe you find water from the block (which is heated) flows into the lower radiator hose cooling as it traverses upwardly to top of radiator....cooling as it travels. Back into the block through the top hose. :thumbs:
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Originally Posted by narlee
(Post 1578815249)
I don't think so.
Top down. The lower hose is water pump suction. The thermostat (upper hose) is hot block/head/intake manifold discharge. Water flows from pump to block to upper radiator hose to top of radiator and cools as it goes down the rad passages. Thermostat goes in with sensing element into manifold. Better double check any thermostats used/installed in your restorations Mike... http://www.aa1car.com/library/elements/thermostat.gif |
Originally Posted by RestoMike
(Post 1578815037)
Believe you find water from the block (which is heated) flows into the lower radiator hose cooling as it traverses upwardly to top of radiator....cooling as it travels. Back into the block through the top hose. :thumbs:
:beatdeadhorse: Bill |
Originally Posted by bub
(Post 1578815362)
:iagree:
Top down. The lower hose is water pump suction. The thermostat (upper hose) is hot block/head/intake manifold discharge. Water flows from pump to block to upper radiator hose to top of radiator and cools as it goes down the rad passages. Thermostat goes in with sensing element into manifold. Better double check any thermostats used/installed in your restorations Mike... http://www.aa1car.com/library/elements/thermostat.gif |
Originally Posted by 1955 copper
(Post 1578814914)
Like all water , it flows down hill (top down):hide:
Originally Posted by RestoMike
(Post 1578815037)
Believe you find water from the block (which is heated) flows into the lower radiator hose cooling as it traverses upwardly to top of radiator....cooling as it travels. Back into the block through the top hose. :thumbs:
NOPE.:nonod: |
Chevy Small Blocks cool top down, unless of course you have a 92 or later LT1. The second generation LT1 used a reverse flow cooling system!
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Actually on a 62, it flows from the left to the right, not up to down.
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Originally Posted by RestoMike
(Post 1578815037)
Believe you find water from the block (which is heated) flows into the lower radiator hose cooling as it traverses upwardly to top of radiator....cooling as it travels. Back into the block through the top hose. :thumbs:
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Originally Posted by vetrod62
(Post 1578816683)
Actually on a 62, it flows from the left to the right, not up to down.
Doug |
Mid year small blocks use a cross flow radiator. Water comes into the radiator from the upper hose at the left of the car, flows through the radiator from left to right, and is picked up at the lower radiator hose on the right side of the vehicle.
I think your '62 is similar . . . . :thumbs: |
The answer is in this clue. The bottom hose has a spring in it to keep it from collapsing.
If the pump was pushing water through it you wouldn't need a spring. The pump is pulling water from the bottom of the radiator. :thumbs: |
Interesting question... Makes you think a little, let's see:
Thermostat housing also called water outlet. Spring in lower hose to presumably to prevent collapse. The water pump is a centrifugal pump so it pumps from the center outward. T-stat bimetal spring is up stream to sense temp. Looks like flow is from lower hose to pump to block to water outlet to upper hose and through the radiator back to the lower hose. Harry |
:willy::rofl::ack::toetap::crazy::crazy2 : You guys are a fun read ,it's simple which way do you think the pump "fan
"direction turns pushing water up or down???????:withstupid: |
Originally Posted by 66since71
(Post 1578819240)
Looks like flow is from lower hose to pump to block to water outlet to upper hose and through the radiator back to the lower hose.
Harry |
Originally Posted by 66since71
(Post 1578819240)
Looks like flow is from lower hose to pump to block to water outlet to upper hose and through the radiator back to the lower hose.
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Originally Posted by MOXIE62
(Post 1578814834)
I would like to know what direction does the water flow in a radiator.
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