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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">My bottle and holder are from a GT6.
The holder mounts on a horizontal surface so is mounted in the
back right rear of the apron next to the radiator, behind the
cardboard ducting.<br>
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TeriAnn<br>
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On 1/3/18 7:11 AM, Don Hiscock wrote:<br>
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<div dir="ltr">My TR3B had an overflow bottle when I got it in
1981, and I kept it after restoration. Same basic location as
Randall's.
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<div>Here's "before", looking from the air filters toward the
front. Note the open space alongside the inner wing and the
radiator.</div>
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<div>And "after". Some of my original bits, and some new ones
from TRF.</div>
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moz-do-not-send="true">https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-fszqz5f/0/43c20229/X3/i-fszqz5f-X3.jpg</a><br>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jan 3, 2018 at 3:29 AM, Randall
<span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:TR3driver@ca.rr.com"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">TR3driver@ca.rr.com</a>></span>
wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0
.8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">> I am
looking for suggestions on a radiator overflow bottle
configuration<br>
> for the '3a. I am not wanting to spend stupid money
but open to<br>
> suggestions from those who have added on to their '3.<br>
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Here's what I did. The bottle and holder are used
originals from a Stag<br>
(same as TR6). TRF has them new, $28 for the bottle, cap
& holder. The<br>
holder is held to the inner wing with 1/4" bolts.<br>
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<a href="https://imgur.com/P76PBYu" rel="noreferrer"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">https://imgur.com/P76PBYu</a><br>
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Not the easiest place to get to; but there is really no need
to access the<br>
bottle. I can do the initial fill through the radiator
neck (by slowly<br>
filling it to the very top and waiting for coolant to run
down the hose).<br>
And any excess (like when a leaking head gasket blows
coolant out) will<br>
eventually run out the top.<br>
<br>
I can get it out with the apron on, by removing the horn,
but I've not yet<br>
found a reason to do so.<br>
<br>
I also had to get the radiator fill neck replaced with a
modern one, so I<br>
could use a recovery cap. Never could get a stock type cap
to hold vacuum,<br>
so it would suck coolant back into the engine. I tried
several caps, tried<br>
filling the space around the center rivet with RTV, and
various rubber<br>
gaskets; but nothing worked for me. The modern fill neck
was under $20<br>
installed (as part of other radiator work).<br>
<br>
And a Stant "Lev-R-Vent" cap was only $8 or so. I like
being able to vent<br>
the system without having to loosen the cap and take a
chance on it coming<br>
off all the way. Wasn't a TR, but I once got a shower in
scalding coolant<br>
on a cold winter day, when I didn't realize just how hot the
engine was.<br>
Fortunately I was wearing glasses, so it didn't get in my
eyes. (TR<br>
content, we were trying to jump start a previous TR3A "barn
find" with my 65<br>
Olds. It would NOT start, so we got the bright idea of
running hot coolant<br>
through the TR from the Olds. Still wouldn't start!)<br>
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-- Randall<br>
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