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Upper radiator hose collapsing #780010 08/21/10 10:58 PM 08/21/10 10:58 PM
Joined: May 2005 Posts: 304 Enfield, Ct Moe OP enthusiast
Moe OP enthusiast Joined: May 2005 Posts: 304 Enfield, Ct	Upper radiator hose collapsing when engine cools down. I run a Be Cool overflow can. Very little coolant ever collects in the can. How do, or can I make this a coolant recovery tank that I could fill 1/2 way and have the radiator draw out of it when it cools? It does not seem vented? 440 It looks like this, but w/ a petcock at the bottom (major error in this pic) 6152107-BCI-71003.jpg (101 downloads)

Re: Upper radiator hose collapsing [Re: Moe] #780011 08/22/10 02:15 AM 08/22/10 02:15 AM
Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 40 Corona CA wyotech_cuda440 member
wyotech_cuda440 member Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 40 Corona CA	I have that exact same catch can, mine has the hose fittings on the top and bottom, same as the pic. You are supposed to hook the overflow hose to the bottom barb, and the top fitting is the vent. If you hook to the top, and the bottom is closed, then that is what's causing your issue. Daily driver: 2002 Dakota R/T, slightly modded Weekend machine: 70 cuda, 440-6 street/strip

Re: Upper radiator hose collapsing [Re: wyotech_cuda440] #780012 08/22/10 10:16 PM 08/22/10 10:16 PM
Joined: May 2005 Posts: 304 Enfield, Ct Moe OP enthusiast
Moe OP enthusiast Joined: May 2005 Posts: 304 Enfield, Ct	Thanks. This is how it was set-up when I bought the car. What are you using for a vent at the top?

Re: Upper radiator hose collapsing [Re: Moe] #780013 08/22/10 11:30 PM 08/22/10 11:30 PM
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SixDRacing mopar S Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 475 hobbs, new mexico	test the radiator cap.

Re: Upper radiator hose collapsing [Re: wyotech_cuda440] #780014 08/25/10 10:03 PM 08/25/10 10:03 PM
Joined: May 2005 Posts: 304 Enfield, Ct Moe OP enthusiast
Moe OP enthusiast Joined: May 2005 Posts: 304 Enfield, Ct	Quote: I have that exact same catch can, mine has the hose fittings on the top and bottom, same as the pic. You are supposed to hook the overflow hose to the bottom barb, and the top fitting is the vent. If you hook to the top, and the bottom is closed, then that is what's causing your issue. Thanks. I set it up the way it should have been. I used a drain valve for a Sears air compressor as a vent. 6159035-001.JPG (77 downloads)

Re: Upper radiator hose collapsing [Re: Moe] #780015 08/25/10 10:46 PM 08/25/10 10:46 PM
Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 40 Corona CA wyotech_cuda440 member
wyotech_cuda440 member Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 40 Corona CA	Quote: Thanks. This is how it was set-up when I bought the car. What are you using for a vent at the top? I just left the barb fitting open on top, the a/c drain you used will work fine, but leave it open. A catch can is suppsoed to be vented, so that the coolant can move in and out freely as the radiator pressure changes. Daily driver: 2002 Dakota R/T, slightly modded Weekend machine: 70 cuda, 440-6 street/strip

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