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Re: [Healeys] Coolant Recovery - generic tank

To: "Steve B. Gerow" <steveg@abrazosdata.com>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Coolant Recovery - generic tank
From: Michael Oritt <michael.oritt@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2011 21:41:17 -0400
Go here to see the billet aluminum recovery tank I have in my 100:

*http://tinyurl.com/3my3hq6*
*
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The tank is mounted to the right side shroud support just outboard of the
alternator.  I had the overflow tube from the radiator switched to the right
side of the neck and plumbed the tank with a short piece of plastic tubing.

Best--Michael Oritt
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On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 8:42 PM, Steve B. Gerow <steveg@abrazosdata.com>wrote:

> From an auto parts store, I bought a cheap plastic coolant tank with an
> input at the bottom and a vent at the top.
>
> It came with a thin rubber gasket as shown in this picture:
> http://www.pbase.com/stevegerow/image/126925316
>
> I trimmed it slightly to fit inside the stock 7lb cap and connected the
> overflow hose to the bottom of the coolant tank above.
>
> When the engine cools down, it sucks the coolant back out of the tank into
> the radiator header tank.
>
> This setup's been working for years.
>
> Steve Byers wrote:
> >>>
> Has anyone installed a coolant recovery system using generic hardware from
> the local auto parts store?
> I installed a recovery system in my BJ8 using the brass recovery tank from
> a
> junkyard MG Midget.  Someone saw my article about my system and wants to
> install a similar system in a '65 Midget, but doesn't want to spring for a
> new MG tank ($$).  I seem to recall a discussion on the list some time ago
> about using a generic tank from Autozone, Pep Boys, etc.  I have no
> experience with the plastic tanks, so thought I would ask for input from
> the
> list.
>
>
> --
> Steve Gerow
> Altadena, CA
> BN6
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