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Cooling System: Description and Operation

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

The cooling system is available in three versions. The base version consists of an aluminum core with plastic end tanks, a pressurized coolant recovery reservoir, a gear-driven engine water pump thermostat, and two electric motor-driven fans. The right-hand end tank of the radiator contains a transmission oil cooler The extra-capacity cooling system version (RPO VO3) has the same components except that the left-hand electric motor-driven fan has a larger size motor and he left-hand end tank of the radiator is larger to allow for an engine oil cooler provided within that end tank. The heavy-duty cooing system version (RPO VO8) has the same components as the extra capacity cooling system except that the right-hand electric motor-driven cooling fans replaced by a belt driven fluid clutch controlled fan The coolant hoses connecting the engine to the radiator on the heavy duty cooling system have metal sections for protection from the belt-driven fan blades.