PDA

View Full Version : new coolant overflow tank i put it here to give others ideas.



lostforawhile
11-15-2007, 07:59 PM
new tank for the coolant overflow. well i'm trying to get rid of all the old plastic tanks on the car so here is the newest one so far.
body of the tank
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b205/moultriemanicmechanic/S4020412-2.jpg
bottom of tank with drain valve
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b205/moultriemanicmechanic/S4020413-1.jpg
top of tank with cap that still neeeds to be welded on
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b205/moultriemanicmechanic/S4020414-2.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b205/moultriemanicmechanic/S4020415-2.jpg
siphon tube,when the bungs are welded on the tank they are trapped in there for good
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b205/moultriemanicmechanic/S4020416-2.jpg
inlet and vent bung,which need to be welded on
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b205/moultriemanicmechanic/S4020417-1.jpg
i haven't deceided on the mounting bracket location yet

mushroom_toy
11-15-2007, 08:03 PM
its looks so complicated lol

lostforawhile
11-15-2007, 08:05 PM
its looks so complicated lolnaa works just like factory

Civic Accord Honda
11-15-2007, 08:24 PM
Sweet

forrest89sei
11-15-2007, 08:37 PM
Looks Great!

Can't Wait to see it fitted :D

LX-incredible
11-15-2007, 08:49 PM
Nice... So how much does your car weigh now? lol

lostforawhile
11-15-2007, 08:58 PM
it's pretty light thats chromaloy and aluminum parts
probably weighs less then the stock plastic one actually. usually when i put in something new i'm taking something factory out, like the washer tank, i'm taking a huge factory tank out and washer motors,and replacing it with a lightweight tank that holds just enough fluid for what i need. the extra gallon of fluid i don't need ,weighs more then the entire new tank and plumbing put together,ever pick up a gallon of washer fluid? and when i get the oversized battery out,and the odyssey one in,that alone will more then make up for the weight of the oil cooler, plumbing ,and blower. the odyssey alone weighs 20 pounds less.

labeledsk8r
11-15-2007, 09:09 PM
looks good man, glad to see your getting to this project, this same thing will be on my to-do list once i get my car. do you by chance have the exact weight of the old and the new tank?

MessyHonda
11-16-2007, 01:17 AM
i was about to say that thing looks heavy.

[LoD]Miseryland
11-16-2007, 05:27 AM
It looks like it was attached to this http://www.internethatemachine.org/this_is_what_anonymous_does_we_blow_up_your_vans.g if
But i like, ingenious.

lostforawhile
11-16-2007, 03:13 PM
almost done except for paint and primer,the tank is mostly hidden except for the cap.
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b205/moultriemanicmechanic/S4020418-2.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b205/moultriemanicmechanic/S4020419-2.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b205/moultriemanicmechanic/S4020420-2.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b205/moultriemanicmechanic/S4020421-1.jpg

2oodoor
11-16-2007, 03:17 PM
wicked metalology !

labeledsk8r
11-16-2007, 03:38 PM
looks good, damn good

itzdave
11-16-2007, 04:21 PM
looks like something off an airplane, especially cuz of the fittings.

AccordEpicenter
11-16-2007, 04:32 PM
looks good lost. Wayyy too baller for me though, ill keep my stocker. That or zip tie a beer can with a few inches of old fuel line for my overflow

lostforawhile
11-28-2007, 07:32 PM
I just realized i never put up pictures of it installed.
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b205/moultriemanicmechanic/S4020003-5.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b205/moultriemanicmechanic/S4020002-5.jpg

lostforawhile
11-25-2011, 09:30 PM
I just realized I never put up a picture of the new one, let me find some

lostforawhile
11-25-2011, 09:40 PM
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b205/moultriemanicmechanic/IMG_1738.jpg

Dr_Snooz
11-26-2011, 08:38 PM
Looks pretty heavy duty. Does it still hold as much coolant as the factory jug?

lostforawhile
11-26-2011, 08:48 PM
Looks pretty heavy duty. Does it still hold as much coolant as the factory jug?
i think, it holds over a quart so it should work fine, the can is only 1/8 thick aluminum so it holds more then it looks

Vanilla Sky
11-27-2011, 07:39 AM
That looks like a nice tank. Now that all of our tanks have some serious age on them and are in what I consider to be a poor position, I think a tank like yours is a good idea. Having the coolant cap there is also a good idea, I feel.

lostforawhile
11-27-2011, 09:08 AM
That looks like a nice tank. Now that all of our tanks have some serious age on them and are in what I consider to be a poor position, I think a tank like yours is a good idea. Having the coolant cap there is also a good idea, I feel.

the tank is vented, they are a siphon type tank, so it has to be vented to siphon right, the coolant cap is still on the radiator where it's supposed to be, thats just the cap for the tank, I had a bunch of extra cap rings made up already,so I used one of them,somewhere on here is an entire thread about this tank, but I can't seem to find it. I had made a thread about the old steel tank, then I ended up making one out of aluminum.

lostforawhile
11-27-2011, 09:16 AM
http://www.3geez.com/forum/showthread.php?t=66091

w261w261
11-27-2011, 01:45 PM
A level indicator would nice. The problem is that we need something that will indicate with a quick glance what is happening to the coolant level, before the idle starts hunting.

lostforawhile
11-27-2011, 02:03 PM
A level indicator would nice. The problem is that we need something that will indicate with a quick glance what is happening to the coolant level, before the idle starts hunting.

I don't have any of that stuff, so I don't worry about it lol, I can just undo the cap and look. On the factory tank you could just add a right angle fitting at the top and bottom with a clear tube in between, this will indicate the coolant level in the bottle. the factory one isn't pressurized either, but is also a siphon.

Buzo
11-27-2011, 05:03 PM
Your engines bay looks colorful! And nice project. This is much better than trying to patch the stock one. But not all of us have your abilities to build stuff.

w261w261
11-27-2011, 08:25 PM
What our cars really need is a low-coolant warning light. Because the bottle is lowdown and probably crudded up, too many people don't bother to check the coolant level. If there's a leak somewhere, the level in the bottle drops, and when it is exhausted then the radiator level starts to drop. If it's a f.i. car the idle control will start to malfunction because of air bubbles, and if you ignore that, then eventually things will overheat. I'd guess a lot of head gaskets have been lost to this chain of events.

If there was a way to flash a light when the coolant bottle emptied it would save a lot of heartache and sorrow.

lostforawhile
05-09-2013, 09:56 PM
What our cars really need is a low-coolant warning light. Because the bottle is lowdown and probably crudded up, too many people don't bother to check the coolant level. If there's a leak somewhere, the level in the bottle drops, and when it is exhausted then the radiator level starts to drop. If it's a f.i. car the idle control will start to malfunction because of air bubbles, and if you ignore that, then eventually things will overheat. I'd guess a lot of head gaskets have been lost to this chain of events.

If there was a way to flash a light when the coolant bottle emptied it would save a lot of heartache and sorrow.I just thought of this, Lincold town cars from the 90's have a low oil sensor, I dont know if it would work on coolant, but I'm going to look into it

lostforawhile
05-09-2013, 09:58 PM
this is the thread for the tank that didnt work, there is another one for the aluminum tank