But Philip, The output of the water pump is always directly to the engine block... there will always be sufficient flow through the block. The thermostat determines how much water flows through the radiator vs the bypass... water always flows through the engine block.
There is a good diagram of the V8s here: http://www.startekinfo.com/StarTek/outside/11883/PROGRAM/Engine/107/M117_45/20-005.pdf Jaime On Mon, Jul 2, 2012 at 10:31 PM, Fmiser <[email protected]> wrote: > I don't argue that it's safe. But it also isn't going to do a > thorough job flushing. The laws of hydrodynamics indicate that > the path of least resistance will get the most flow. And the > path through the engine is going to have a higher resistance > than the 6 inch bypass pipe. Therefore most of the water will > not go through the engine if the bypass isn't closed. > > Do whatever you want - but when I do a cooling system flush, I > want it all cleaned out. So I use a forced-open thermostat. > > -- Philip > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > -- Jaime Kopchinski http://www.jaimekop.com/ _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
