Radiator Overflow Container Question

Kisner · 06-13-2003, 12:21 PM

I finally found an overflow container that will fit in the only small space I have by the radiator in my 68 hardtop. It's basically 2 inches in diameter, cylinder shaped, and about 17 inches long (chrome too, so it looks sharp). My question is, since it didn't come with any instructions, should I fill it to a certain level with my anti-freeze/water mix? Also, should I now fill the radiator completely to the top and do I need a different type of radiator cap or gasket for an overflow container? It has a 13 lb cap on it now with a pressure relief lever. Thanks.

rbohm · 06-14-2003, 07:55 AM

as long as the cap has a vacuum break(nearly all of them do, it is a little brass valve that is spring loaded in the up position), then youare good to go on the cap. after you install the overflow can, fill it no more than 1/3 full, and 1/4 full would be better.

06-13-2003, 12:21 PM	#1
Kisner Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2000 Posts: 290	Radiator Overflow Container Question I finally found an overflow container that will fit in the only small space I have by the radiator in my 68 hardtop. It's basically 2 inches in diameter, cylinder shaped, and about 17 inches long (chrome too, so it looks sharp). My question is, since it didn't come with any instructions, should I fill it to a certain level with my anti-freeze/water mix? Also, should I now fill the radiator completely to the top and do I need a different type of radiator cap or gasket for an overflow container? It has a 13 lb cap on it now with a pressure relief lever. Thanks.

06-14-2003, 07:55 AM	#2
rbohm Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: tucson,az/luray,va Posts: 243	as long as the cap has a vacuum break(nearly all of them do, it is a little brass valve that is spring loaded in the up position), then youare good to go on the cap. after you install the overflow can, fill it no more than 1/3 full, and 1/4 full would be better. __________________ define irony: a bunch of idiots on a plane, dancing to a song made famous, by a band who died in a plane crash. fordsix.com admin

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