[DeTomaso] lowering of surge tank???
fresnofinches at aol.com
fresnofinches at aol.com
Mon Jun 14 16:45:43 EDT 2010
John,
I hadn't thought about the siphon effect.
With that in mind...
As long as the coolant level in the overflow tank was lower than the filled surge tank level, there should be no siphoning effect, right?
Larry
-----Original Message-----
From: John Buckman <jb841 at cox.net>
To: fresnofinches at aol.com
Cc: detomaso at realbig.com
Sent: Mon, Jun 14, 2010 1:12 pm
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] lowering of surge tank???
Larry,
I agree with your thoughts on the surge tank. The cap needs to be at the
highest point on the system. You could probably lower the surge tank and extend
the fill fitting and cap up to become the highest point in the cooling system.
The overflow tank could be located above the fill cap, but when you removed the
fill cap to check the coolant level, coolant would siphon/drain from the
overflow tank and create a mess unless there was a shut-off valve adjacent to
the fill cap. The problem here is the old memory thing..........and we all
know how that works.
John
On Jun 14, 2010, at 12:49 PM, fresnofinches at aol.com wrote:
>
> All,
>
> I have a project in mind that requires I lower the surge tank. The overflow
tank need not move for the project.
>
> As the surge tank houses the cooling system pressure cap in our Panteras, I
think the cap needs to be the highest point in the system?
>
> With that in mind, I guess if I keep it higher than the highest points of the
cylinder heads I should be okay?
>
> What about the overflow tank? Is its relation to the height of surge tank or
engine of any concern?
>
> Your thoughts and advice are solicited.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Larry
>
>
>
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