[Shotimes] Re: radiators and overflow bottles

[Dave]

you need an ATX overflow bottle Battery Tray and power steering pump 
bracket and that will do ya.
Dave

miethos wrote:

>I just installed the Heavy duty radiator from Advance Auto in my 93 MTX
>and it fit great, hooked up perfect but its wider so the overfill bottle
>wont fit back in without actually banging it down into the engine bay...
>which is not what I like to do, it actually was rubbing against
>everything and for some odd reason the car would not crank until I
>removed it.  I'm going to buy a different bottle and place it someplace
>else in the bay with longer hoses connecting haha.
>
>Wish me luck!  The radiator itself is awesome thought!
>
>~Joe
>93 MTX
>-----Original Message-----
>From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
>[mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Kevin & Cheryl Airth
>Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2005 1:51 PM
>To: Dave Kegel; 'Shotimes@autox. team. net'
>Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Re: radiators and overflow bottles
>
>Thanks Dave! I thought it was a bolt in deal?
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>>This is by no means a simple thing.  You can't use the ATX overflow
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>unless
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>>you use the ATX battery tray.  And you can't use either unless you use
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>the
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>>ATX PS reservoir.  And you can't use the ATX PS reservoir with the
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>stock
>MTX
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>>PS lines, they're too short.
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>>Best bet is to use the MTX bottle and leave it hang at the bottom.
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>It's
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>>fine that way.  Or, if the battery is in the trunk, AutoZone sells
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>generic
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>>overflow tanks that you can use.  That's what I used on my '93.
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>>Dave
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>>Or to use a ATX unit that mounts inside the passenger fender out of
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>the
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>>>I'm very behind on my mail, but if you're careful, you can coax the
>>>MTX overflow bottle into it's spot.  Only the left side of the
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>bracket
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>>>will mount to the rail, and the bottom tab will just hang loose, but
>>>the bottle is snug and won't go anywhere.
>>>--
>>>Cheers,
>>>Carl Prochilo
>>>92 Ultra Red Crimson
>>>
>>>On Wed, April 6, 2005 4:02 pm, Zach Leahy said:
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>>>>There is the autozone "non-standard cooling" which means  "much
>>>>thicker core" rediator.  I use this in my car.  problem is the
>>>>overflow bottle won't fit.  I guess it gives me an excuse to put
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>my
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>>>>battery in the trunk.
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>>>>Z
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