Re: Early alpine coolant tanks

Ron tebo (tebomr(at)cadvision.com)
Wed, 12 Aug 1998 06:04:28 -0400

Jarrid Gross (Yorba Linda, CA) wrote: >
> Alpiners,
>
> On the early alpine (SI and SII), there were 2 type coolant
> expansion tanks fitted.
>
> One used a simple cap, and a removable pressure relief.
> The other used a normal relief cap only.
>
> The one with the simple cap can use a normal pressure
> relief cap, but has nowhere to relieve the coolant to.
>
> No for the question.
> Which ones are fitted to which years or models?
>
> Since there is a difference in the diameter of the coolant hoses,
> which one belongs on a series II, and what inner diameter hoses
> go along with it?
>
> AND....
>
> Does anybody have a spare tank that doesnt have the added
> pressure relief valve?
>
> My car has the other one, and its life is about up.
>
> Jarrid Gross

Jarrid:

According to my parts manual, the rounded-end expansion box with the simple cap was used on series I and series II up to B9104562. >From B9104563, the series II used the cast aluminum tank with the 7 lb
relief valve. The earlier model appears to have a smaller i.d. upper hose connection on the radiator than on the box, but the inner diameter of both appears to be the same on the later model. (The manual doesn't specify hose i.d.)

Hope this helps! Ron Tebo - B9000627 (With series II expansion box- Never had the original!)