Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Donna O'Hara

Philip Damian Cierpial

James Schneider

Paul Shoemaker

Anthony Hale

Kenneth Steven Fedeson

Calvin Tran

Methods and systems are provided for a water jacket diverter. In one example, the water jacket diverter may be formed by injection molding and includes features such as cut-outs, an inlet ledge, a continuous upper rail, and one or more fins. The water jacket diverter may increase coolant flow in an upper portion of the water jacket, thereby increasing a cooling efficiency at an upper region of a cylinder block.

Flow-directing water jacket diverter

Methods and systems are provided for a water jacket diverter. In one example, a water jacket diverter for a cylinder block is provided that includes a masking wall arranged above a rail and including a tuning section having a reduced thickness when compared to a remainder of the masking wall. The water jacket diverter also includes a tuning ledge adjacent to the masking wall and extending outward from the masking wall with regard to a cylinder bore axis.

Water jacket diverter and method for operation of an engine cooling system

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