Is it safe to run without a coolant reservoir? Im pretty sure the car i bought doesnt have one on it. Will it really effect a weekend car? Thanks guys

 

yes.. once the car heats up it will sprue out of the hole at the top of the rad where the coolant res is supposed to plug in...i belive you can over heat when its not being used

 

I wouldn't run it without a resivoir. the overflow is going to make a mess. You can manufacture something can't you? use an empty container that can hold coolant. Its not rocket science. The overflow which occurs with fluid heating and expansion is dumped into the resivoir through that hose that taps off where your radiator cap sits. If you have no hose just find one that fits the fitting in below the rad cap, and than run that hose to any empty sealed container and call it a day.

 

Gatorade bottle

 

Yeah hook up a coolant reservoir, you dont want to be constantly topping up your radiator + spilt coolant wrecks your paint.

 

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Not mine, but taken from another thread.

 

NAPA sells a universal coolant overflow tank, with cap for literally 8 dollars, just go buy it and install it, 8 dollars is worth saving ur engine from possibly overheating.

BTW, im digging the gatorade bottle


Modified by h23prelude at 8:48 PM 8/18/2008

 

That is a clean as bay! Thanks guys youve all be a lot of help!