<div dir="ltr"><div>That looks like it may be a sealed unit.  In any case I will be curious if you can get the TR3 radiator (cap) to allow coolant to be drawn back into the system.</div><div><br></div><div>Geo</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jan 3, 2018 at 5:36 PM, David Templeton <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:davidt@opentext.com" target="_blank">davidt@opentext.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125);font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-size:11pt">Thank you everyone for the suggestions.  Going to give this one a try.  Even in Canadian dollars not a bad price, yeah the conversion rate sucks

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125);font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-size:11pt">And this should fit where everyone suggested as well beside the rad<u></u><u></u></span></p>

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<b>On Behalf Of </b>TeriAnn J. Wakeman<br>

<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, January 3, 2018 11:16 AM<br>

<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:triumphs@autox.team.net" target="_blank">triumphs@autox.team.net</a><br>

<b>Subject:</b> [EXTERNAL] - Re: [TR] Radiator overflow bottle<u></u><u></u></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal">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:<u></u><u></u></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal">My TR3B had an overflow bottle when I got it in 1981, and I kept it after restoration.Â  Same basic location as Randall's.

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<p class="MsoNormal">Here's "before", looking from the air filters toward the front.Â  Note the open space alongside the inner wing and the radiator.<u></u><u></u></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal">And "after".Â  Some of my original bits, and some new ones from TRF.<u></u><u></u></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal">On Wed, Jan 3, 2018 at 3:29 AM, Randall <<a href="mailto:TR3driver@ca.rr.com" target="_blank">TR3driver@ca.rr.com</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal">> I am looking for suggestions on a radiator overflow bottle configuration<br>

> for the '3a.Â  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.Â  The bottle and holder are used originals from a Stag<br>

(same as TR6).Â  TRF has them new, $28 for the bottle, cap & holder.Â  The<br>

holder is held to the inner wing with 1/4" bolts.<br>

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Not the easiest place to get to; but there is really no need to access the<br>

bottle.Â  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>

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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>

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I also had to get the radiator fill neck replaced with a modern one, so I<br>

could use a recovery cap.Â  Never could get a stock type cap to hold vacuum,<br>

so it would suck coolant back into the engine.Â  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.Â  The modern fill neck was under $20<br>

installed (as part of other radiator work).<br>

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And a Stant "Lev-R-Vent" cap was only $8 or so.Â  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.Â  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.Â  (TR<br>

content, we were trying to jump start a previous TR3A "barn find" with my 65<br>

Olds.Â  It would NOT start, so we got the bright idea of running hot coolant<br>

through the TR from the Olds.Â  Still wouldn't start!)<br>

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-- Randall<br>

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