Patent ID: 7013565
Filing Date: 2006-03-21
Classification: F01N,F28F,Y02T,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of removably attaching a collector housing to an end of a header, comprising the steps of: forming at least two coolant openings through at least two exhaust jacket pipes of said header; providing a collector assembly having at least two jacket openings that are sized to receive said at least two exhaust jacket pipes, at least one sealing ring being disposed between an outer perimeter of at least one of said at least two exhaust jacket pipes and at least one of said at least two jacket openings, wherein said at least two jacket openings having a sealing groove sized to receive said at least one sealing ring, said collector assembly having a collector coolant passage area, attaching removably said collector housing to said at least two exhaust jacket pipes; flowing a coolant through said at least two coolant openings into said collector coolant passage area.