On these upright type radiators (cross flows are a little different) that the flow of water coolant mix is drawn from the lower part of the radiator through the bottom radator hose into the water pump pushing it into the bottom of the engine block. Where its next pushed up into the head and then past the T-Stat and out the T-State housing out into the upper radiator hose and back into the top of the radator were gravity drops it through the radiators core tubes while the air / and fan flowing past over the radiators tubes / core fins now cools the water or coolant mix down. The cooled water or mix is then pulled by suction back through the botom radiator hose outlet into the water pump and pushing it back into the bottom of the short block starting the whole process all over again.