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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2005
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2004
Applicants:
William E. Hughes, Perry, OK (US);
Dennis M. Mcclurg, Stillwater, OK (US);
Inventors:
William E. Hughes, Perry, OK (US);
Dennis M. McClurg, Stillwater, OK (US);
Assignee:
Brunswick Corporation, Lake Forest, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63H021/10 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for cooling a marine propulsion system directs a portion of a recirculating stream of cooling water to a first port of an exhaust manifold so that a cooling jacket of the exhaust manifold can be maintained in a filled condition. Water flows upwardly through the cooling jacket and exits through a port in the exhaust manifold back into the recirculating stream of cooling water that passes through a recirculation pump, the cooling passage of an engine, and a cavity of a thermostat housing.