Re: Recovery tank recommendation
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06/13/09 11:24 PM
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I used a universal from the auto store, painted it satin black, and got a junkyard cap off a Mopar - looks kinds stock, if they would of had ones. You can also try getting a tank from the yard, but they are usually wierd shapes and hard to find a place for.
'70 Coronet 500. Now 440/727. AC/ps/pb
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Re: Recovery tank recommendation
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06/14/09 08:41 AM
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I would like to put a recovery tank in my 67 coronet.. Any recommendations on type or a brand?? Thanks
Autozone has them for around $9. It has 3 choices for the coolant input, so you can mount it several different ways. I have a clear tube going down, under the radiator, to the rad cap.
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Re: Recovery tank recommendation
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06/14/09 06:04 PM
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i use a black JAZ brand i got from Jegs
How do these work with 2 fittings?? I thought the coolant expanded into the tanks then was sucked in as it cooled through the same outlet? Can anyone explain this to a old guy??
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Re: Recovery tank recommendation
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06/14/09 06:58 PM
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It does go and come through one tube. The tube that it flows into the tank must either go in at the top of the recovery tank and extend to very near the bottom of the tank so that the recovered coolant can be drawn back into the radiator as the radiator cools and formss a vacuum. It can also enter the bottom of the tank and will need no tube on it and it will still exit at the bottom and be syphoned back into the radiator by the vacuum formed in the cooling radiator. The recovery tank must be vented to allow over flow to enter.
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Re: Recovery tank recommendation
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06/14/09 07:56 PM
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I have a vacuum tank converted to a recovery tank. Its a 4" wide tank and about 8" tall, covered in a black wrinkle finish. I modified the feed (from radiator) by inserting a copper pipe swirling "S" into the tank and having it thread into nipple at the top. The bottom nipple has a copper pipe that points 6" up from the bottom so when the tank starts filling up the excess can start dripping out through a rubber hose on the outside of the bottom nipple which is sticking out of my valance.
It sits right in front of the battery area between the rad support and the grille
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Re: Recovery tank recommendation
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06/15/09 02:42 AM
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Was thinking of one of the tubes the hot rod guys use???
I tried one. It did not hold enough coolant for the 440 and rad you see in the picture. It would fill up hot and then dump the rest of the coolant out the overflow line. I kept finding the coolant about an inch down in the rad when checking it every week or so. It's a nice polished one you can have for free, PM me your address if you want it.
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Re: Recovery tank recommendation
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06/15/09 08:41 AM
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I used the stock windshield washer reservoir on my '65 Coronet. Of course, I don't drive the car in weather requiring windshield washers.
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