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Coolant expantion tank
davrus1975 - 30/8/10 at 08:16 PM

Hi ya

Not sure what my rad was originally out of but i have one inlet and one out let as you would expect. Now i also have a little bore pipe coming out just above the filler neck with a presurised cap.

I will obviously attach a hose to the small pipe then lower it in to the bottom of a bottle.

I asume the water will then be released into the bootle and then drawn back in to the radiator.

Now the question is

Does it matter wether i mount the bottle lower than the radiator cap or not? as from what i understand it works off a vacum rather than gravity.

Cheers in advanse

Davrus


coyoteboy - 30/8/10 at 08:38 PM

So long as the end of the hose is submerged at all times you can put the bottle where you like, as you say it's pressure-fed, not gravity fed.


davrus - 30/8/10 at 08:52 PM

That sounds good to me.
I will lower the pipe into the bottle so it is about 1cm from the bottom.

Cheers