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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 15, 1991
Filed:
Nov. 21, 1989
Seiji Nanba, Aki, JP;
Mazda Motor Corporation, Hiroshima, JP;
Abstract
A cooling system for a V-type engine includes an a cross-flow type radiator arranged substantially parallel with an engine body and having a pair of tanks on opposite sides thereof. A water pump is mounted on one end of the engine body, a thermostat is disposed at the other end of the engine body, a coolant inlet port is formed the end of the engine body at which the water pump is provided for supplying coolant from the water pump into the engine body, and a coolant outlet port is formed the same end of the engine body at which the coolant inlet port is formed for discharging the coolant out of the engine body. A coolant return port is provided at one tank of the radiator adjacent to the water pump for returning the coolant from the engine body. A coolant supply port is provided at the other tank of the radiator isolated from the water pump for supplying the coolant to the engine body. A suction line is positioned in a V-shaped shape of the engine between the thermostat and the water pump.