Chris Rife wrote:
> Well, it's finally getting warmer here now. So now, after I take the
> Alpine for a drive I notice a little puddle of coolant by the passenger
> front wheel once it's been parked. There also appears to be some sort of
> tube coming down from the radiator in the same area. Is this just the
> way that the cooling system is finding the proper level of coolant? I
> haven't replaced any, as the level in the radiator still appears okay,
> and it doesn't appear to be running hot. Is this something I need to
> worry about?
>
> Thanks,
> Chris
>
> '62 SII
This is a common Alpine problem. I installed an overflow reservoir (a.k.a.
puke tank). I used a "non-original equipment" Orange Julius quart container
with a bendy straw which goes from the top of the radiator where the small
hose comes out, through the top of the the O.J. container, extending to the
bottom of it. When the radiator gets enough pressure to blow coolant out
the top, it flows into the container. When the rad loses pressure, it sucks
the coolant back in.
Anyone else tried this?
Terry McKitrick
1960 Series I
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