Ok. Don't laugh. I got this idea from an advertisement in a custom
rod magazine. They wanted $70 (!!) for theirs. I couldn't warrant
that kind of money but liked the setup. Read on.
I used an old piece of exhaust tubing for the main holding tank.
This does two things. First it is somewhat slender (2 1/4"). I needed
to get it in between my V8, fan, and radiator. Second it length gives
it good fluid capacity. It happened to be thick walled stainless which
is common today and you might get a piece from the waste at a
muffler shop. I closed one end, which will be the bottom, by welded
it closed and then drilled two holes in the 'bottom'. I ran some old fuel
line (3/8") tubing through one hole almost to the other end, which will
be the top. I left a bit sticking out the 'bottom'. I threaded the other
hole and put in a hose fitting (again 3/8").
I use short hose fitting as the receive line from the radiator. The fuel
tubing acts as an overflow and has a hose routed to dump any
excess through a hole in the chassis. Look in your porcelain throne.
In the tank you will see the same overflow idea. When the fluid gets
deep enough to top the tube it is routed away through pluming.
Add a couple of well placed bolt tabs to match the bolt holes used
for the radiator or other mounting location. Top it off with a nice
paint/chrome job and a spring loaded vent cap from you local FLAPS.
There you have it. An overflow tank which is compact. It looks and
performs like the $70 unit. My actual outlay was $4 for the nice
chrome cap, some 'waste' parts, and a bit of sweat. It holds the
overflow water expelled under positive pressure and returns said
water when the system is cools and produces negative pressure.
Lonnie
(Cheap and effective but I still have my $66.)
----- Original Message -----
From: <ADvent@thuntek.net>
To: Hollis Troop12 <hollisbsa@hotmail.com>
Cc: <dph55@PDQ.net>; <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2000 9:26 PM
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] radiators and cooling
> i have used a antifreeze jug tied on with bailing wire and drilled a hole
in
> the cap and slip the little hose in. yes, this is okie rigging but it does
> work.
> new mexico jim
>
> Hollis Troop12 wrote:
>
> > Would it be a good investment to get some kind of overflow tank and
connect
> > it to the hose that spits on the driveway? Would this them pull back
the
> > fluid it expelled? Or would I need to hook up something like my van has
> > with a hose connected under the radiator cap? Long term what will these
> > overflows do the hottop?
> >
> > Thanks
> > Jim House
> > 46 3104 Chevy
> >
> > >From: "dph55@pdq.net" <dph55@PDQ.net>
> > >Reply-To: "dph55@pdq.net" <dph55@PDQ.net>
> > >To: oletrucks@autox.team.net
> > >Subject: [oletrucks] radiators and cooling
> > >Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2000 08:44:26 -0600
> > >
> > >One more thing worthy of note is the fact that any radiator in any
vehicle
> > >having been driven a while and warmed throughly will when parked and
shut
> > >off
> > >experience a rise in temperature when the flow of coolant is stopped.
That
> > >will result in the burping on the driveway in the absence of coolant
> > >reservoir
> > >tanks.
> > >
> > >Dave Handlely
> > >51 5 window GMC
> > >
> > >
> > >oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
> >
> > oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
>
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
>
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