On these older vehicles that did not have overflow tanks as standard
equipment, you should not fill the radiator all the way to the top. If you
look, the radiator should have a fill line about 1 1/2" down from the bottom
of the neck. If you fill the radiator all the way to the top, it will
definitely tend to overflow as the fluid expands.
Jeff Nelson
1953 3600
Paducah, KY
PS The AD models did have an optional overflow condenser that mounted on the
firewall. I've never seen a real one, just pictures.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Hollis Troop12 [SMTP:hollisbsa@hotmail.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2000 9:15 AM
> To: dph55@PDQ.net; oletrucks@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [oletrucks] radiators and cooling
>
> Would it be a good investment to get some kind of overflow tank and
> connect
> it to the hose that spits on the driveway? Would this them pull back the
> fluid it expelled? Or would I need to hook up something like my van has
> with a hose connected under the radiator cap? Long term what will these
> overflows do the hottop?
>
> Thanks
> Jim House
> 46 3104 Chevy
>
> >From: "dph55@pdq.net" <dph55@PDQ.net>
> >Reply-To: "dph55@pdq.net" <dph55@PDQ.net>
> >To: oletrucks@autox.team.net
> >Subject: [oletrucks] radiators and cooling
> >Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2000 08:44:26 -0600
> >
> >One more thing worthy of note is the fact that any radiator in any
> vehicle
> >having been driven a while and warmed throughly will when parked and shut
>
> >off
> >experience a rise in temperature when the flow of coolant is stopped.
> That
> >will result in the burping on the driveway in the absence of coolant
> >reservoir
> >tanks.
> >
> >Dave Handlely
> >51 5 window GMC
> >
> >
> >oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
>
>
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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