Coolant recovery tank?????

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lotsagas4u

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I need help with a coolant recovery tank in my 33, want something that looks neat, no soda pop/pepto bottles. Anyone have one on their car? Pix? Source? Thanks
 
I got mine from O'Reilly's. Mounted on passenger side of '36 Cabriolet:
 

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I added a 2" x 15" Stainless Steel coolant recovery tank from Speedway last year to my 34. Part No. 911-02215 - $35. I mounted to the side of the radiator. No more coolant on the ground and I can keep the radiator full, which seems to make it run cooler. I think it looks fairly unobtrusive and matches with some of the other Stainless items on my engine. Sorry but I don't seem to be able to post a picture in my reply. When I click on insert image, it seems to only allow a URL - not something off my computer. Anyone know how you post a picture in a reply? I have one I can attach if I know how.
 
Made mine from 20" of 2" ABS black plastic pipe and two caps. The tube to the bottom is made from an aluminum arrow shaft and the overflow is a 90 degree brass elbow and hose barb threaded in to the top cap. Black rubber tubing to hook it together. I made the hanger straps from 3/4 x 1/16" flat strap and fastened it to the drivers side radiator shroud bolts.

You have to look right at it to see it as the motor compartment is black.
 
I have one like the above in my '38 w/276. It has about 2" in the bottom when cold, holds all the expansion my coolant has, and draws it back in while cooling down. Works great, it just doesn't look very "vintage". Mine is hidden down on the frame rail and the hood sides being so high make it hard to see.
 
Those things from O"Reilly's are real ugly. I use the tubular ones the street rodders use. Aluminum or SS. Very nice looking and can be painted black if you want to hide it. This one is from Jegs.

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I used an old Marvel Mystery oil can that a friend plumbed for me in my old 40 coupe - worked well as I never overheated in the 15 plus years I had the car ....
 
D. Jones said:
Made mine from 20" of 2" ABS black plastic pipe and two caps. The tube to the bottom is made from an aluminum arrow shaft and the overflow is a 90 degree brass elbow and hose barb threaded in to the top cap. Black rubber tubing to hook it together. I made the hanger straps from 3/4 x 1/16" flat strap and fastened it to the drivers side radiator shroud bolts.

You have to look right at it to see it as the motor compartment is black.
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I have made several recovery tanks similar to the one described in the above quote, however, I believe in the KISS principle.. A length of 2" ABS, about 20" long, two ABS caps, one for the bottom which is glued to the tube, one cap for the top which is not glued. Two 1/4" right angle barb connectors, one for the bottom which is threaded and glued into the bottom cap. Second barb connector is attached via thread/glue a couple of inches below the top of the tube as an overflow.
I attach the tube to the core support/radiator using plumbers tape/bolts, I use clear tubing to attach the tube to the radiator overflow and for the tank overflow, this acts as a sight tube to check the coolant level.
 
Is a recovery tank a better solution than Skips 3# pressure relief system? I have one but have yet to install it. Thanks.
 
The plastic bottle shown in post #2 is better than the 3 lb valve. The valve can
get dirty and any coolant pushed out the valve is lost. With the bottle the coolant
is recovered and as the engine cools it is drawn back into the engine. I have the
same bottle as in post #2. I checked it this morning and it sits with the lid towards
the back of the car and the center of the bottle is at the filler plug on the steering
box. G.M.
 
Here is the picture of my tank described in #3 above.
 

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