One easy way is to reach under the front by the spare tire and feel the pipes, a few minutes after
you start it up.  You'll be able to feel which one is the inlet when it gets hot and the other is
still much cooler.
-Hnas

----- Original Message -----
From: "tabe johnson" <xtabe@YAHOO.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2005 4:54 PM
Subject: Path of coolant in radiator

> What path does the coolant take when going through
> the radiator?
>
> I KNOW the coolant doesn't just go in one side
> and out the other, because both the inlet and
> the outlet are on the same side!  So - what
> path does the coolant take?
>
> I THINK (and I'm only guessing) the coolant
> enters at the bottom right, (front is front)
> goes along the bottom half of the radiator to
> the left, goes up, goes along the top half of
> the radiator to the right, then goes down and
> exits again at the bottom right.  Anyone?
> Beuller?  Anyone?
>
>
> tabe johnson/xtabe@yahoo.com
>
>
> --- tabe johnson <xtabe@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> Can anyone describe the path the coolant takes
>> in the radiator?  I understand ours are dual
>> pass, but I don't know which way is which.
>>
>> An ideal description would be, for instance,
>> as the radiator is in the van, coolant
>> enters at lower right, flows along front
>> of radiator toward the left, then along
>> the back of the radiator to the right again,
>> doubles back, and exits at lower left.  (Or
>> whatever it actually is!)
>>
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> tabe johnson/87 westy/vancouver bc
>
>
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