The message to which you are about to reply is shown first. GO TO REPLY FORM



 VIEW    REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE    PRINT   SAVE 

Adding a Coolant Expansion Tank 444-544

uid 25070's pic
posted by  Barongrey on  Fri Jun 17 04:15 CST 2005
Author: [PROFILE] [EVERY POST] [THREADS] [BEST POSTS] RSS Feed     [IGNORE ALL POSTS]
last visit: Wed Dec 3 15:46 CST 2008
[RELATED]

I agree that some pressure in the cooling system is a good thing. I have no idea what the original system called for, and since this car has the B20 engine and a mis-matched radiator, it will take some figuring to come up with a cap that hold the right pressure for this particular system.

The PO's problem was that she was using a 15-lb. cap and was blowing out new radiators and heater cores. Going with no system pressure cured that problem, but of course the cooling system is no longer as efficient as it could be.

The big overflow tank keeps me from losing coolant onto the road, but it may become passé with a correct thermostat and radiator cap.

Luckily, I don't have to depend on the car for transportation, so I have the opportunity to take things apart for several days at a time.

Lately, even in summer heat, the car is running in the middle of the heat gauge. I probably won't fiddle with the cooling system very much until I have finished up some more pressing jobs.





USERNAME
Use "claim to be" below if you don't want to log in.
PASSWORD
I don't have an account. Sign me up.
CLAIM TO BE
Use only if you don't want to login (post anonymously).
ENTER CAPTCHA CODE
This is required for posting anonymously.
OPTIONS notify by email
Available only to user accounts.
SUBJECT
MODEL/YEAR
MESSAGE

DICTIONARY
LABEL(S) +
IMAGE URL *
[IMAGE LIBRARY (UPLOAD/SELECT)]

* = Field is optional.

+ = Enter space delimited labels for this post. An example entry: 240 muffler


©Jarrod Stenberg 1997-2022. All material except where indicated.


All participants agree to these terms.

Brickboard.com is not affiliated with nor sponsored by AB Volvo, Volvo Car Corporation, Volvo Cars of North America, Inc. or Ford Motor Company. Brickboard.com is a Volvo owner/enthusiast site, similar to a club, and does not intend to pose as an official Volvo site. The official Volvo site can be found here.