Thread: Anyone running one of these puke tanks on the front of their hot rod?

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Originally Posted by Itoldyouso

Your overflow tank should not start out empty, you want some coolant in there to replace what goes out, when the motor cools it sucks it back in. Make sure your cap is designed for a CLOSED cooling system. A regular cap is designed to let coolant out, but won't open to let it go back in.

This is the cap I'm using (16lbs.)

What temp is your engine running at? Are you getting warmer at lights or going down the road?

Going by the gauge on the dash (old SW Deluxe), she stays around 190* and goes up to 200* on warm days.

On extremely hot days, she'll push 215-220* at lights.

It's roughly the same going by the thermocap.

Oh, and make sure your overflow hose from the radiator goes to the correct fitting on the bottom of the overflow tank. It should go to the lowest one when looking down into the overflow tank. The theory is, the excess coolant rises and eventually will come out the taller tube. If you are hooked up to the wrong one it will spill out much faster onto the ground.

It was the first thing I checked

Originally Posted by Bug

One thing you could look into is the 160 deg T-Stat. Too low of t-stat could make you run hotter because it is not letting the coolant stay in the rediator lon enought to cool it down.

I'm not overly concerned about it since I check my fluids before every outing and it only happens on extremely hot days

I just don't want it to puke on the ground at shows or the track

The front tank is more for aesthetics than anything since the usual SS bar is kinda boring

If I can get it to catch some puke, then it's a win win for me

Originally Posted by IC2

Since he already told me on the HOTRODDERS.com site when I mentioned this, all of you kind folks are just preachin' to the choir as "he checks the fluids before every run".

Yeah, I cross posted as this forum tends to go down more than a cheap hooker

Originally Posted by 98 SNAKE EATER

Yeah, I cross posted as this forum tends to go down more than a cheap hooker

Great way to lose credibility on any forum where members frequent similar others

I don't have a problem with posting on 1,2 or more forums IF you 1. do NOT get an answer or 2. Get a response that is so far off that it doesn't make sense. As far as going down - yep, a problem here, but most of us live with it and understand the forum owner and the fact that his living is made elsewhere.

And being compared to a cheap hooker - that for sure wont endear you to anyone here or elsewhere.

Do what you like, there are no limits as far as where and what you post.

I meant no disrespect, but if this forum was actually working when I tried to log on yesterday, I probably wouldn't have posted it on the other site

That being said, I don't see the harm in posting questions on multiple sites to get more opinions on the matter at hand

I usually just puke out the door, swing it open and let it go.

That Puke tank looks huge.

Originally Posted by 98 SNAKE EATER

I meant no disrespect, but if this forum was actually working when I tried to log on yesterday, I probably wouldn't have posted it on the other site

That being said, I don't see the harm in posting questions on multiple sites to get more opinions on the matter at hand

Its like who wants to be a millionaire and you ask the audience, the more responses you get alike the better the odds that's the answer. This is the internet and there's a lot of keyboard mechanics out there and some times if the questioner has limited or mediocre skills. So how do you know who is right?
Ask the audience

The cheap hooker remark could have been left out though.