custom overflow tank is this right?
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Or just plug it and drill into the bottom. If the material is too thin you can have bung welded on dirt cheap or do the "T" trick with the bottom sight glass fitting.
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Now - I feel that the ideal recovery tank would look something like this. A vent to atmosphere on the top, a drain on the bottom, and a siphon tube to pull coolant back into it. I like the idea of a siphon tube becuase it won't let the crude that is in the cooling system get pulled back into the cooling system. The only thing this is lacking is a fill top. I didn't have the machinery nor did I find one to buy that could've replicated this. Plus I just know to stay ontop of my coolant as the engine is hauled every year or two anyways
This looks like the stock design. Sorry for the noob questions, but I'm trying to learn something here. So, where exactly does this design drain to? The stock recovery tank doesn't have a drain.
It seems the stock tank is more of a resivor, but it also recovers. I'm a bit confused.
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This looks like the stock design. Sorry for the noob questions, but I'm trying to learn something here. So, where exactly does this design drain to? The stock recovery tank doesn't have a drain.
It seems the stock tank is more of a resivor, but it also recovers. I'm a bit confused.
It seems the stock tank is more of a resivor, but it also recovers. I'm a bit confused.
Yes that WR thing could be mad to function properly VERY easy. The only two concerns for a recovery tank to work properly is a vent, and the source from the pressure cap must always be in coolant. Whether this is done with a siphon tube or by plumbing it into the bottom of the can it will work just fine.
If the tank isn't vented your cooling system will be under too much pressure
If the source from the cap isn't in the coolant at all time, you run the risk of pulling air back into the system
FWIW - my vent runs along the framrail and exits where the AC drain was No coolant on hot turbo's for me.
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it drains to a bucket when you want to clean it out (when you change your coolant)
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I think air separator so you can reduce the likelihood of overheating/damage due to air in the cooling system.
FEED's $600+ AST for the FD:
http://www.neweraparts.com/Default.a...D=183&tabid=54
FEED's $600+ AST for the FD:
http://www.neweraparts.com/Default.a...D=183&tabid=54
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I think air separator so you can reduce the likelihood of overheating/damage due to air in the cooling system.
FEED's $600+ AST for the FD:
http://www.neweraparts.com/Default.a...D=183&tabid=54
FEED's $600+ AST for the FD:
http://www.neweraparts.com/Default.a...D=183&tabid=54
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Having said that an expansion tank will always be better than NOT having one. It's a little extra plumbing but at the end of the day it performs a very good function. If I were doing my FC over with an FC waterpump housing I would think very hard about where to put one, and just do it. But since I'm using the FD housing and the FD had one from the factory, the decision was a wee bit easier.
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So if I were to rebiuld a T2 engine or what not, it would be ideal to use and FD waterpump housing instead of the stock one because FD's already have a stock ast, right? I learn something new everyday.
Now what about the oil. I've seen some products just like this, but made for the oil system. What's that about, or am I just mistaken?
Now what about the oil. I've seen some products just like this, but made for the oil system. What's that about, or am I just mistaken?
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You don't need to use the FD waterpump & housing and if you do I believe you will loose the AC & PS. I'm saying I did becuase the water outlets/inlets were in a betterplace. If you modified the t-stat housing you could pull a line off of that really easily to plumb into an expansion tank. Hell you could even keep the stock recovery tank if you wanted.
FD's HAD the AST which was why I didn't even think about whether or not I wanted one. But if I were to us an FC waterpump housing, I would probably modify it to accomdate an expansion tank.
FD's HAD the AST which was why I didn't even think about whether or not I wanted one. But if I were to us an FC waterpump housing, I would probably modify it to accomdate an expansion tank.
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