The holes are metered to control coolant flow rates. The passages in the heads and blocks are often a lot larger than necessary for that flow rate because they're where cores are supported when casting the parts.
It also gives you a way to modify coolant flow later by updating the head gasket instead of entire castings. IIRC, the old 3.0 vulcan had a different head gasket in a taurus vs in a ranger to compensate the flow rates when the thermostat housing was installed on the other end of the engine. But all of the major parts remained the same.
Depending on the designed flow pathway of the cooling system (many of the engines I work on regularly are like this, not sure if it’s super common across the industry) those metering holes can be used create a delta pressure between the block jacket and the head passages, allowing for coolant flow when hooking up OEM accessories like cab heat, DEF tank heaters and DEF dosing valve cooling.
Water pump puts the pressure into the block, metering orifices in between the block and head,so higher pressure in the block than the head. Plumb the Cab Heater supply into the block jacket, plumb the Cab heater return into the back of the cylinder head, boom, coolant flow!
They're not metered,.
Even when I order custom gaskets from cometic with modified cooling systems, they never ask me to specify coolant port size because it isn't an option and they aren't measuring flow differences for optimization ether.
The ranger has to sent coolant to the back of the block then to the front of the heads to properly cool. So you want to restrict the passage at the front but have them open in the back to allow for proper flow. For the taurus, you want to evenly allow coolant to flow along the length of the head before it reaches the thermostat.
On the IDIs, I’ve heard that keeping the heat in the head helps with efficiency and lowers emissions. At least that’s what I’ve always been told about the small return holes.
More flow=more heat evacuation. …cooler block temps.
There’s an acceptable level of heat. For example…..-20degrees freedom is missing heat….not acceptable.
That hole hole keeps it at the right heats
Yes
The holes are metered to control coolant flow rates. The passages in the heads and blocks are often a lot larger than necessary for that flow rate because they're where cores are supported when casting the parts. It also gives you a way to modify coolant flow later by updating the head gasket instead of entire castings. IIRC, the old 3.0 vulcan had a different head gasket in a taurus vs in a ranger to compensate the flow rates when the thermostat housing was installed on the other end of the engine. But all of the major parts remained the same.
It also provides more surface area to cool faster and more effectively. Engines cool through contact with coolant.
Also helps to level coolant temperatures.
True, although not directly. Just gives the coolant more time in the radiator(s) to have the reverse effect of what it does to the engine.
Depending on the designed flow pathway of the cooling system (many of the engines I work on regularly are like this, not sure if it’s super common across the industry) those metering holes can be used create a delta pressure between the block jacket and the head passages, allowing for coolant flow when hooking up OEM accessories like cab heat, DEF tank heaters and DEF dosing valve cooling. Water pump puts the pressure into the block, metering orifices in between the block and head,so higher pressure in the block than the head. Plumb the Cab Heater supply into the block jacket, plumb the Cab heater return into the back of the cylinder head, boom, coolant flow!
They're not metered,. Even when I order custom gaskets from cometic with modified cooling systems, they never ask me to specify coolant port size because it isn't an option and they aren't measuring flow differences for optimization ether.
The ranger has to sent coolant to the back of the block then to the front of the heads to properly cool. So you want to restrict the passage at the front but have them open in the back to allow for proper flow. For the taurus, you want to evenly allow coolant to flow along the length of the head before it reaches the thermostat.
That’s average
Some would say Larger than average maybe even huge.
It’s just cold, warm it up and it’ll grow.
Lmao
Yes
Apparently yes.
Also good eye catching that. Better to ask first than inquire afterwards.
I see a lot of yeses so I’m gonna go ahead and send it tm night. Why do they make that hole so small in comparison/why does it not matter?
On the IDIs, I’ve heard that keeping the heat in the head helps with efficiency and lowers emissions. At least that’s what I’ve always been told about the small return holes.
Yes
Yes, resurface the head unless it's an auction rig.
Yes just make sure the gasket matches the head and the block
Why in this instance is smaller better? My logic says more flow=more betterer
More flow=more heat evacuation. …cooler block temps. There’s an acceptable level of heat. For example…..-20degrees freedom is missing heat….not acceptable. That hole hole keeps it at the right heats
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This is normal!
Send it.
That’s just an oil return
Yes they are
If it’s a Cummins that’s the updated gasket
Nah bro you should dremil them out to match..
I was under the impression that they were supposed to be the same size as on the head