Patent ID: 6505581
Filing Date: 2003-01-14
Classification: B62K,B62M,F01P,F02B,F02F

Abstract:
A cooling system for a vehicular engine wherein an engine body of an engine for driving a driving wheel is supported by a vehicle body frame comprising:a cooling water storage chamber communicating with a top of a water jacket provided in the engine body, said cooling water storage chamber being formed at a position higher than the engine body; said cooling water storage chamber being formed within a vessel member connected directly to an upper portion of the engine body, wherein the top of the water jacket is located at the highest position in a cooling water circulation circuit including a water jacket and a radiator, the vessel member is formed in the shape of a pipe extending upwardly from the engine body in communication with the top of the water jacket and having an open upper end, and a removable filler cap is attached to an upper end of the vessel member.