coolant overflow tank?

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01-07-11, 06:56 PM

jimbosr1

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coolant overflow tank?

hi,i just drained and filled my coolant and overflow tank.isnt there a tube that is suppost to be connected to the inside of the cap that hangs in the tank?never seen on that didnt have one.

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01-07-11, 07:14 PM

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hi,i just drained and filled my coolant and overflow tank.isnt there a tube that is suppost to be connected to the inside of the cap that hangs in the tank?never seen on that didnt have one.

No overflow tube at all. Then I have not seen one of these tanks overflow in years so why waste a tube. I will admit this looks odd as I looked at this myself.

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01-08-11, 05:53 PM

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I will check, but that is strange. The "overflow" also serves as reservoir for if the coolant gets low, it "sucks" from the container. If no tube... how does it suck?