Cooling arrangement for engine
AssigneeSanshin Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsMasanori Takahashi, Hitoshi Watanabe
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Abstract
A coolant system for a vertically oriented engine of an outboard motor is disclosed. Coolant flows through the coolant system from a coolant pump into a coolant jacket surrounding an exhaust manifold of the engine, down to a bottom of a cylinder head of the engine, through the cylinder head an engine block, through a thermostat, and then to a jacket positioned along an exhaust pipe leading from the exhaust manifold, to a coolant discharge.
Claims15
An outboard motor having a power head comprised of an internal combustion engine positioned within a cowling thereof, said engine comprising a cylinder block having a cylinder head connected thereto and defining therein at least one combustion chamber, an exhaust passage leading from said combustion chamber through said cylinder head to an exhaust manifold formed separately from said cylinder block and said cylinder head, said exhaust manifold having an exhaust passage leading therethrough to an exhaust pipe for discharge of exhaust gasses to the atmosphere, said engine further including a cooling system, said cooling system comprising a coolant pump for passing coolant through a coolant path comprising a coolant jacket positioned about said exhaust manifold for cooling said exhaust manifold, a coolant passage leading to an engine body cooling system comprised of coolant jackets formed in said cylinder head and said cylinder block for cooling said head and block, and a coolant passage leading from said engine body cooling system to a coolant passage extending along said exhaust pipe for cooling said exhaust pipe.
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