Plastic Radiator Overflow?
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RE: Plastic Radiator Overflow?
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haha, you can remove your foot from your mouth now...
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I bought a polished stainless one from summit. It mounted right up to the factory radiator bolts. It has inlets on the top and bottom. The hose runs out of the radiator to the bottom inlet like Soaring said, (stop picking on his tank 
), and the top inlet has a hose that would direct any "overflow of the overflow" to the ground. If that spills a drop, then you simply have too much fluid in your system. If the system heats up, fluid expands and pushes out past my 13 lb cap into my resevoir through the bottom. As the system cools and fluid contracts, it develops vacuum and sucks on whatever is in that tube. I understand that it doesn't require pressure in the resevoir to push it back. However, I don't have any coils in my upper or lower radiator hoses, so when a vacuum forms, wouldn't it tend to collapse the hoses before it reached enough vacuum to drag fluid in past the 13 lb cap? Do I need to insert a volume maintaining coil in the coolant hoses?
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), and the top inlet has a hose that would direct any "overflow of the overflow" to the ground. If that spills a drop, then you simply have too much fluid in your system. If the system heats up, fluid expands and pushes out past my 13 lb cap into my resevoir through the bottom. As the system cools and fluid contracts, it develops vacuum and sucks on whatever is in that tube. I understand that it doesn't require pressure in the resevoir to push it back. However, I don't have any coils in my upper or lower radiator hoses, so when a vacuum forms, wouldn't it tend to collapse the hoses before it reached enough vacuum to drag fluid in past the 13 lb cap? Do I need to insert a volume maintaining coil in the coolant hoses?[IMG]local://upfiles/58088/651F16247B9045D7B8BA3C40BC1EAB3A.jpg[/IMG]
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RE: Plastic Radiator Overflow?
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Do I need to insert a volume maintaining coil in the coolant hoses?
Do I need to insert a volume maintaining coil in the coolant hoses?
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Wow - I never realized that a $6 part, *** as it may or may not be, could warrant so much attention!
To add another question here - are the "fancy" cylinder tanks acceptable for the track? I know the track requires an overflow, but not sure how much fluid it must hold and if it's sufficient to pass tech inspection. Dodgestang?
To add another question here - are the "fancy" cylinder tanks acceptable for the track? I know the track requires an overflow, but not sure how much fluid it must hold and if it's sufficient to pass tech inspection. Dodgestang?
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RE: Plastic Radiator Overflow?
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I know the track requires an overflow, but not sure how much fluid it must hold and if it's sufficient to pass tech inspection. Dodgestang?
I know the track requires an overflow, but not sure how much fluid it must hold and if it's sufficient to pass tech inspection. Dodgestang?
Yes they pass tech
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I just bought one today at Kragen autoparts for $7. Here's the link...
http://www.partsamerica.com/ProductD...egoryCode=3052
http://www.partsamerica.com/ProductD...egoryCode=3052
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RE: Plastic Radiator Overflow?
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no no, i know that.
It's because dstanger said Soaring's looked bad, and yours looked good; and yet, you have the same one.
no no, i know that.
It's because dstanger said Soaring's looked bad, and yours looked good; and yet, you have the same one.
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Hey, I never said anyones (especially not soarings!) looked bad. I just have seen some of the metallic ones that don't look good on the fenderwell. Some of the ones I've seen on this post look great, especially the metal one that is right beside the radiator that someone posted a pic of. That looks good, might have to get that one!
ORIGINAL: mySAVIOReigns
no no, i know that.
It's because dstanger said Soaring's looked bad, and yours looked good; and yet, you have the same one.
no no, i know that.
It's because dstanger said Soaring's looked bad, and yours looked good; and yet, you have the same one.
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RE: Plastic Radiator Overflow?
ORIGINAL: scouttrooper
I bought a polished stainless one from summit. It mounted right up to the factory radiator bolts. It has inlets on the top and bottom. The hose runs out of the radiator to the bottom inlet like Soaring said, (stop picking on his tank ), and the top inlet has a hose that would direct any "overflow of the overflow" to the ground. If that spills a drop, then you simply have too much fluid in your system. If the system heats up, fluid expands and pushes out past my 13 lb cap into my resevoir through the bottom. As the system cools and fluid contracts, it develops vacuum and sucks on whatever is in that tube. I understand that it doesn't require pressure in the resevoir to push it back. However, I don't have any coils in my upper or lower radiator hoses, so when a vacuum forms, wouldn't it tend to collapse the hoses before it reached enough vacuum to drag fluid in past the 13 lb cap? Do I need to insert a volume maintaining coil in the coolant hoses?
[IMG]local://upfiles/58088/651F16247B9045D7B8BA3C40BC1EAB3A.jpg[/IMG]
I bought a polished stainless one from summit. It mounted right up to the factory radiator bolts. It has inlets on the top and bottom. The hose runs out of the radiator to the bottom inlet like Soaring said, (stop picking on his tank
), and the top inlet has a hose that would direct any "overflow of the overflow" to the ground. If that spills a drop, then you simply have too much fluid in your system. If the system heats up, fluid expands and pushes out past my 13 lb cap into my resevoir through the bottom. As the system cools and fluid contracts, it develops vacuum and sucks on whatever is in that tube. I understand that it doesn't require pressure in the resevoir to push it back. However, I don't have any coils in my upper or lower radiator hoses, so when a vacuum forms, wouldn't it tend to collapse the hoses before it reached enough vacuum to drag fluid in past the 13 lb cap? Do I need to insert a volume maintaining coil in the coolant hoses?[IMG]local://upfiles/58088/651F16247B9045D7B8BA3C40BC1EAB3A.jpg[/IMG]