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BigBadAlex

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well this happened to mine today

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what do you guys think get an oem or this ?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/240S...ptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

UPDATE

i ordered an aluminum one but in the mean time i got this going on

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Permanent solution

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really... lol one of the guys from aerok had it on their cars and it looked baller as fuck
 
can somebody please explain how to make a coolant tank from a coffee can or watever lmao i need to do this i got mine patched up with epoxy putty it looks retarded.
 
take a bottle put coolant in it then cut a hole for the hose then end!

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this is what i made while i wait for my aluminum one
 
Theres no pressure on the overflow tank so you can use anything that wont melt at 180degrees.
 
u need something that holds at least the same amount as the stock one did, the hose needs to go all the way to the bottom of the container, and ther needs to be a vent in case u over heat and it yacks the container wont blow up
 
ronchmeister said:
u need something that holds at least the same amount as the stock one did, the hose needs to go all the way to the bottom of the container, and ther needs to be a vent in case u over heat and it yacks the container wont blow up
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the first 2^^ i dnt agree.

1) the only reason u need an over flow is if u over heat...so if he isnt over heating the he doesnt even need the over flow....(but he is as we can c)

2) If anything it will just fill up from the bottom of the bottle not the top...

the vent is a good idea but that cap is plastic...im sure it would melt if he was over heating before it exploded the bottle, and or melt the bottle like his over flow tank....

vent is another good reason cause the pressure might push the hose out of the hole...


is the bottle u used glass? jw and if this was a permanent solution, id put the hose in from the bottom and at the top put a hose in the cap to recirculate the water back into the system...
 
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Slide~Or~Die said:
the first 2^^ i dnt agree.

1) the only reason u need an over flow is if u over heat...so if he isnt over heating the he doesnt even need the over flow....(but he is as we can c)

2) If anything it will just fill up from the bottom of the bottle not the top...

the vent is a good idea but that cap is plastic...im sure it would melt if he was over heating before it exploded the bottle, and or melt the bottle like his over flow tank....

vent is another good reason cause the pressure might push the hose out of the hole...


is the bottle u used glass? jw and if this was a permanent solution, id put the hose in from the bottom and at the top put a hose in the cap to recirculate the water back into the system...
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:bigthumbu
 
Slide~Or~Die said:
the first 2^^ i dnt agree.

1) the only reason u need an over flow is if u over heat...so if he isnt over heating the he doesnt even need the over flow....(but he is as we can c)

2) If anything it will just fill up from the bottom of the bottle not the top...

the vent is a good idea but that cap is plastic...im sure it would melt if he was over heating before it exploded the bottle, and or melt the bottle like his over flow tank....

vent is another good reason cause the pressure might push the hose out of the hole...


is the bottle u used glass? jw and if this was a permanent solution, id put the hose in from the bottom and at the top put a hose in the cap to recirculate the water back into the system...
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read :rolleyes:

When the fluid in the cooling system heats up, it expands, causing the pressure to build up. The cap is the only place where this pressure can escape, so the setting of the spring on the cap determines the maximum pressure in the cooling system. When the pressure reaches 15 psi, the pressure pushes the valve open, allowing coolant to escape from the cooling system. This coolant flows through the overflow tube into the bottom of the overflow tank. This arrangement keeps air out of the system. When the radiator cools back down, a vacuum is created in the cooling system that pulls open another spring loaded valve, sucking water back in from the bottom of the overflow tank to replace the water that was expelled.

DR809 said:
can somebody please explain how to make a coolant tank from a coffee can or watever lmao i need to do this i got mine patched up with epoxy putty it looks retarded.
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ronchmeister said:
u need something that holds at least the same amount as the stock one did, the hose needs to go all the way to the bottom of the container, and ther needs to be a vent in case u over heat and it yacks the container wont blow up
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and my post was for this guy btw :bigthumbu
 
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kk so then he would have to switch up the hoses so it feeds from top and takes from bottom, all the other stuff u explained didnt really matter but thnxs for the lesson....:laugh: the reason y it doesnt matter about the volume is cause it will equlize the pressure in the coolant system when it reaches it normal fill level, meaning that when ur car over heats and pushes water into the OFT, then cools down and creates that vacuum it only takes whats needed to equalize the pressure...

so volume only matters when he over heats and the rad pushes more water out then the OFT can hold...

i do agree that u should, if buying/makeing OFT it should be = to what u take out...

but im not saying ur wrong just had a simpler view...
 
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