Upon further inspection, there is a piece that comes out from the black cover (timing belt cover?) and a metal piece is bolted down on top of that which connects to the upper radiator hose and has another hose going out the other side up into the intake manifold area (roughly, I didn't follow...
Hello, I guess my question has two parts.
Every description I've read about thermostats (including in the Hayne's manual) says that it opens into the upper radiator hose and the coolant flows down through the radiator. But based on the description of the location (adjacent to the water...