Internal-combustion engines – Cooling – Automatic coolant flow control
Patent
1975-10-28
1977-10-11
Dority, Jr., Carroll B.
Internal-combustion engines
Cooling
Automatic coolant flow control
123 4108, 123 4154, 137433, 165 40, 165 51, 236 345, F16K 3118, F01P 702
Patent
active
040529657
ABSTRACT:
An engine cooling system vent valve is provided for allowing air to escape around a closed thermostat during filling and which closes to prevent circulation of coolant from bypassing the thermostat when the engine is cold and the thermostat is closed. The vent valve includes a ball within a housing having an inlet and an outlet and a support adapter having a plurality of grooves thereon for permitting passage of air.
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Caterpillar Tractor Co.
Dority Jr. Carroll B.
Richter Sheldon
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