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Re: Coolant tanks

To: "Dick Jurkowski" <lsr_man@yahoo.com>, <ARDUNDOUG@aol.com>,
Subject: Re: Coolant tanks
From: "John Beckett" <landspeedracer@email.msn.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Oct 1999 18:00:40 -0400
Dick

We run an 18 gal. tank, 160 degree thermostat, 7 lb pressure cap. It works
great. But there ain't no driving in the pits and staging lanes. Guess we'll
see how it holds up to a turbo this year.

JB


-----Original Message-----
From: Dick Jurkowski <lsr_man@yahoo.com>
To: ARDUNDOUG@aol.com <ARDUNDOUG@aol.com>; dfergus@bactc.com
<dfergus@bactc.com>; land-speed@autox.team.net <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Date: Wednesday, October 27, 1999 5:00 PM
Subject: Re: Coolant tanks


>
>I've noticed that a lot of roadsters run coolant
>tanks instead of radiators.  Are these filled
>with water or Prestone-type coolant?  What is
>their average capacity?  How long do they cool -
>like driving in pits and in staging lane, etc.?
>Are they filled through a pressure cap like a
>radiator or is there another method?  How many
>pounds pressure are they under?
>
>=====
>Dick J - - ECTA #72
>G/FCC  -  FX/GMR




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