Patent ID: 6871699

Claim:
An external coolant conduit coolant assembly ( 10 ) for connection between engine components in a coolant circuit of an engine, said coolant conduit assembly ( 10 ) comprising: a conduit member ( 12 ) mountable with said components and defining a coolant passage ( 24 ) extending between an inlet ( 26 ) and an outlet ( 28 ) in the conduit member ( 12 ); an electrical generating device ( 14 ) mounted with the conduit member ( 12 ) in heat transmitting relation to the coolant passage ( 24 ) intermediate the inlet ( 26 ) and outlet ( 28 ); and a second heat transmitting engine accessory ( 16 ) mounted in the conduit member ( 12 ) in heat transmitting relation to the coolant passage ( 24 ) intermediate the inlet ( 26 ) and outlet ( 28 ), wherein said conduit member ( 12 ) is a crossover for connection between coolant passages in opposite banks of a V-type engine, said crossover also defining a thermostat housing ( 20 ) in the coolant passage.