Garth, I have determined it does go from the top connection to the water pump and originally was questioning that. This illustration is good from George P:
http://i61.photobucket.com/alb...0577ec7.jpg~original
George P posted a lot of info on the design in the radiator choice thread that is helpful and it shows this pic to better understand why it is backwards.
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