[Tigers] Coolant queston

[Joe Brown]

Hey,
I added an overflow tank several years ago and I went with one I found on
Amazon.  It's called an 800ml aluminum expansion tank from BDFHYK and it's
around $25.
[image: image.png]

I wasn't using the remote oil filter, so I mounted this tank in the filter
bracket.  This tank is slimmer than an oil  filter so I had to fabricate a
new clamp to secure it.  Here is a photo.
[image: PXL_20260908_220938306.jpg]


Have Fun,
Joe Brown


On Tue, Sep 8, 2026 at 4:51 PM Mark L via Tigers <tigers at autox.team.net>
wrote:

> So, the plastic kit you mentioned will stand up to the heat of the engine
> compartment okay?
>
> In a message dated 9/8/2026 5:18:10 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> winbladgary at gmail.com writes:
>
>
> Mark,
> IT is worth adding.  Cost and trouble are minimal. You can buy a kit at
> the auto parts store (plastic tank, dual seal cap, tygon hose) for cheap.
> Hard to say exactly how much cooling capacity it really adds..  it DOES
> keep the radiator full to the top, the extra quart doesn't matter.
> I put the tank in the wheel well behind the headlight, out of sight, out
> of the way.
> A very important reason to add is that it stops the leak of antifreeze,
> which is toxic to small animals.  When we were in Big Sky for SUNI, we
> stopped
> into a small museum.  I will never forget the huge stuffed Condor on
> display.  The placard said he died from driniking anitfreeze from an
> overheated car... so sad, he was beautiful rare bird.  Please install the
> system..
> Gary Winblad
>
> On Tue, Sep 8, 2026 at 7:56 AM Mark L via Tigers <tigers at autox.team.net>
> wrote:
>
> I know some have added an overflow to the expansion tank. This seemingly
> allow the expansion tank to be filled to the top rather than only 1/2
> full.  Is the addition of an overflow worth installing?  It appears this
> would add an additional  1 quart to the system.   How much difference would
> this make on cooling?
> Thanks,
>  Mark L
> _______________________________________________
>
> tigers at autox.team.net
>
> Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html
> Archive: http://www.team.net/pipermail/tigers
> http://autox.team.net/archive
>
> Unsubscribe:
> http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/tigers/winbladgary@gmail.com
>
>
> _______________________________________________
>
> tigers at autox.team.net
>
> Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html
> Archive: http://www.team.net/pipermail/tigers
> http://autox.team.net/archive
>
> Unsubscribe:
> http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/tigers/jbbrown1980@gmail.com
>
>
>
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://autox.team.net/pipermail/tigers/attachments/20260908/019a8e7c/attachment-0001.htm>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: image.png
Type: image/png
Size: 358095 bytes
Desc: not available
URL: <http://autox.team.net/pipermail/tigers/attachments/20260908/019a8e7c/attachment-0001.png>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: PXL_20260908_220938306.jpg
Type: image/jpeg
Size: 2513397 bytes
Desc: not available
URL: <http://autox.team.net/pipermail/tigers/attachments/20260908/019a8e7c/attachment-0001.jpg>