| Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,817 | The hole(s) in the water pump is for the return line from the heater to the cooling system. The hot water comes from a fitting in the cylinder head to supply the heater. The only reason for a second port in the water pump was to accomodate a special bypass-type thermostat on the heavy duty engines, one that's no longer in production. Jerry
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