John
I second that and it is an easy installation. I installed a
coolant overflow bottle many years ago. The bottle is just a second
Sunbeam windshield washer bottle mounted and squeezed into the left front
corner in front of the header tank. I did not change the stock cap on the
header tank and it has work just fine for the past 20 years. The coolant
comes out when hot and is sucked back in as the system cools down. Maybe I
was lucky with that cap, many have said it would not work correctly with the
stock style cap.
The reason I installed the recover bottle; I was driving an event
at Watkins Glen, in a right hand turn the coolant blow out onto the left
front tire creating massive understeer. Fortunately this was also an up
hill turn so my speed quickly dropped and tire traction returned. I did
not put a tire off track but my next stop was the Pit area for the rest of
the afternoon. The following year it was mandatory for all vehicle to have
a catch can at this driving event. Safety first and always.
Ron Fraser
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From: tigers-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:tigers-bounces@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Carmods@aol.com
Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2011 10:05 AM
To: tigers@autox.team.net
Subject: [Tigers] Radiator header tank question
Just a comment about the coolant level in the cooling tank.
If you add an overflow tank and a cap like a Stant with a double seal and
a toggle relief valve, you can keep the tank and radiator absolutely full
at all times so that;
* the radiator is always full of coolant and all of the radiator
core is used.
* there will be no aeration of the coolant to degrade the waterpump
efficiency.
* when the engine gets hot, the over flow coolant is saved and
returned to the tank during cool down rather than on the road or track.
* the overflow tank becomes the place to check the coolant level
without removing the cap.
John Logan
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