radiator overflow bottle

[gatorman21218]

Where can i get a new one of these guys? the little stem the the hose goes through broke and it leaks coolant? how do i repair it if i cant find a replacement?

 

[emmer]

I left a soldering iron (hot) on mine and burned a hole thru it, so I patched it with
~shoe goo~ That stuff is beyond strong!


I don't know if it's avalible in the US though.

 

[Andylad13]

To make room for my third battery, I had to relocate my washer fluid resivoir and coolant overflow. I made the overflow out of PVC. Easy enough to do, just costs more than the stupid bottles from advance auto.

 

[gatorman21218]

what do you mean pvc? do you have a picture? I also didnt know advance had one

 

[Agnem]

The only source for a factory new one that I am aware of is LMC.

 

[gatorman21218]

i know and its 100 bucks

 

[gatorman21218]

http://www.go2marine.com/product.do?no=99265F&WT.mc_id=gb1

will something like this work if i can get it to fit? how much coolant should the tank hold? this tank ^^^^ holds 2 quarts.

 

[gatorman21218]

anybody? id like to get this done this weekend

 

[jperecko]

yeah that should work fine... Overflow tanks are just that... a tank. I just got a universal one by Jegs I think from my local offroad racing place. As long as you have a place to mount it and some tubing to plumb it in.... it should work fine.

The mention of making one out of PVC I assume they mean that they built it out of large diameter PVC pipe from a home improvement store. All you need is some large diameter (I would guess 3-4" +) and some caps and a way to plumb connections on it.

 

[Andylad13]

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#1 in the pic is a vent hole at the top. I also have a sight tube running from the bottom of the assembly tapped in with a 1/8" elbow and running up with a small vent hole in it so I can see the level without opening the cap. I don't have a picture of that though, and its too dark.

 

[gatorman21218]

what size/diameter hose do i need?

 

[janos1]

If your in the neighborhood I have a spare. PM me if you still need it.

 

[HammerDown]

i know and its 100 bucks

And I paid it well, actually $80 at the dealer...

 

[gatorman21218]

Thanks but i think i'm just gonna keet the old one unless anyone can tell me if that bottle needs to be pressurized to work

 

[Andylad13]

It doesn't have to be pressurized, IIRC its just a sphyon (sp?) system.