Go here to see the billet aluminum recovery tank I have in my 100:
*http://tinyurl.com/3my3hq6*
*
*
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 at 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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