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    Quote Originally Posted by rspears View Post
    You can solve that problem by some judicious attention to your recovery tank level. Go out for a drive and get the engine up to temp, then as you pull in to your garage top off your recovery tank to the point that it is about to over flow. As it cools any air in the radiator will shrink, pulling coolant in to replace that volume when it cools completely. Repeat that cycle several times, and eventually you will purge all of the air from your radiator and it will be 100% fluid. At that point you should not see any loss of coolant from the recovery tank.
    Absolutely correct, unless your way cool chrome hot rod recovery tank is too small as mine was.

    Not trying to tell anyone what to do, just sharing what I did to correct my problem in hopes it will help some others.

    Sorry for the confusion.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 36 sedan View Post
    Absolutely correct, unless your way cool chrome hot rod recovery tank is too small as mine was.

    Not trying to tell anyone what to do, just sharing what I did to correct my problem in hopes it will help some others.

    Sorry for the confusion.
    No Way! the confusion was all mine! And thanks for sharing a solution to the problem!!! There are always 2 ways to approach a problem and venues like this let us share those.

    Thanks for sharing and being a gentleman at all times!

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    Quote Originally Posted by 36 sedan View Post
    The small recovery tank (tube type along side my radiator) did not have enough capacity to maintain a proper level in the radiator. On hot days (100° +) the radiator would purge more than the tank could hold, then on cool down after the radiator recovered what was in the tank, it would pull air in.

    The additional catch can adds ample space for full recovery and no more air problems.
    Quote Originally Posted by 36 sedan View Post
    Absolutely correct, unless your way cool chrome hot rod recovery tank is too small as mine was.

    Not trying to tell anyone what to do, just sharing what I did to correct my problem in hopes it will help some others.

    Sorry for the confusion.
    What I'm saying is that even with a relatively small tank (mine measures 2"OD x 17" tall) one can purge the air and have a cushion of fluid in reserve.
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