Thread: Anyone running one of these puke tanks on the front of their hot rod?

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That looks pretty good there!!

Thanks Ken. That tank will always have a special place on the front of this car.

Sorry to hijack your thread. Let me ask you about your radiator overflow issue. You certainly have enough radiator surface area there, what kind of fan and shroud are you running? Thermostat? Cap pressure? Reason I ask is with that big of a radiator (if everything else is right) it should cool great.

Don

Originally Posted by Itoldyouso

Sorry to hijack your thread. Let me ask you about your radiator overflow issue. You certainly have enough radiator surface area there, what kind of fan and shroud are you running? Thermostat? Cap pressure? Reason I ask is with that big of a radiator (if everything else is right) it should cool great.

Don

1) Small Electric Fan (barely fits)

2)160* Hi-Perf Mr Gasket T-Stat

3) 16 lb. Thermo-Cap

50/50 Green/Distilled and a bottle of Water Wetter

I ONLY have a problem on extremely hot and humid days (miserable 100*+ Florida heat)

That puke tank will only catch any fluid that gets out, If you want a proper coolant recovery system you will need a different tank.

Originally Posted by roadster32

That puke tank will only catch any fluid that gets out, If you want a proper coolant recovery system you will need a different tank.

She already has a slimline recovery tank that starts off empty and usually stays that way, but on extremely hot days, it fills up and pukes about 12oz.



I just want to run a hose from the overflow tank to a catch tank so she doesn't spill anything on the ground

Originally Posted by Thegrappler

The Tank should work fine as long as it has a tube inside running to the bottom or the fitting is on the bottom. Most coolant recover tanks on cars these days sit lower than the top of the radiator and the hose is attached to the bottom of the tank

Yeah, I'm thinking two ports on the bottom for a cleaner look (one for the hose, one for the drain) and a vent port somewhere on the rear...

The vent would have to be as high as high as possible, be nice if you could put a chrome or stainless (non pressurized) cap on the top with the vent coming out the back