Steve et al.....I simply installed a 40 gallon tank that sits where the
passanger chair used to be. I had to add some leafs the rack of springs for
the car to sit level, but, the car never gets hot!
Regards- Simple solutions from Trinidad
Steve Laifman wrote:
> Dave, et al,
>
> I used a half sized coolant recovery bottle that just fits between the
> standard tank and the radiator. As Dave pointed out, the the weakest
> link in this vacuum chain is the connections. I found, however, that
> the small tube leading inside the original tank was only held in with an
> upset swage. Since it only operated as overflow, it probably didn't
> matter. When you need to hold a vacuum, however, it leaked air in.
> This destroys the ability to recover the water. I used silver solder to
> "braze" the tube/neck joint tight. Still need to have a small bead at
> the outer end to allow the clamp to really seal the hose. Any ideas in
> these close quarters?
>
> I liked the overflow recovery system so well that I put ANOTHER one in
> parallel under the left fender well, and out of the way of the tire. It
> just fits, with "T"s in the coupling hoses, and a "hot glue" seal on the
> filler cap. All fluids enter the one in the engine compartment.
>
> Tried adding a racing overflow catcher (just in case) but it's too tall
> to fit. So, if I fill TWO tanks (really 2 half tanks) I'll probably add
> some green to the pavement. Lucky I've got a good radiator, 6 blade
> Ford fan, and dynamite electric fan, when it hits 105 here in traffic.
>
> Part numbers on request.
>
> Steve
>
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