Routing cooling water lines

[Bill Macomber]

Ok, silly question time. I have a Leopard 4082 motor with a cooling jacket mounted in a water cooled mount. Which should I route the cooling water to first, the jacket on the motor or the fittings on the mount. I've thought about it a lot and don't see much difference, but I thought I'd at least ask. Thanks.

[longballlumber]

definitely motor first! Having direct water on the can is going to cool more efferently than the transfer of heat from the end bell to the motor mount.

[RaceMechaniX]

+1 to what Mike said. Cool the motor can, then the mount.

[Bill Macomber]

Ok, great. Thanks very much for getting back to me so quickly.

[fweasel]

Personally, I would bypass the mount all together. I pull the barbs and thread in grub screws so I don't have to look at them. The passages through those mounts are usually quite narrow and restrictive to flow. I'd rather have increased water flow through the more efficient jacket and a shorter cooling path overall.

[T.S.Davis]

Personally, I would bypass the mount all together.

I skip it too. Not sure why it never occurs to me to pull the nipples out of there.