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WTB: Coolant overflow bottle

 Mon 28 Mar 2011 11:52:57 PM
Looking for an overflow bottle as mine is cracked.
The cheaper the better.
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Re: WTB: Coolant overflow bottle

 Tue 29 Mar 2011 07:53:47 AM
they are hard to get by try retro fitting one from the wreckers or a universal one. a while back some used s13-s14 one. one guy even used a drink tin can...??!? dont know what he was on but dont go THAT cheap lol
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Re: WTB: Coolant overflow bottle

 Tue 29 Mar 2011 08:23:03 AM
mine was cheaper still, it does,nt exist lol
 

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Re: WTB: Coolant overflow bottle

 Tue 29 Mar 2011 08:36:35 AM
hahaha lol.....oh is that your emergency kit zip tied to the right lol
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Re: WTB: Coolant overflow bottle

 Tue 29 Mar 2011 08:42:00 AM
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"hahaha lol.....oh is that your emergency kit zip tied to the right lol"


jack and brace :)
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Re: WTB: Coolant overflow bottle

 Tue 29 Mar 2011 09:36:07 AM
Mate of mine used a 2l coke bottle. Work well until his s13 got really hot and the bottle shrank to the size of a 600ml bottle instead. But then he just put a new bottle on.
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Re: WTB: Coolant overflow bottle

 Tue 29 Mar 2011 09:57:10 AM
Did you just remove the overflow & leave it open? do u lose much coolant on a hot day?
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Re: WTB: Coolant overflow bottle

 Tue 29 Mar 2011 10:22:13 AM
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"mine was cheaper still, it does,nt exist lol"


Frank, i love ur work, every thing we talk about u have a lightened version, how about starting ur own thread, interested to know how light u have got ur micra, and haha wondering if u take passengers or r they too heavy
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Re: WTB: Coolant overflow bottle

 Tue 29 Mar 2011 10:25:45 AM
BOX WROTE:

"Did you just remove the overflow & leave it open? do u lose much coolant on a hot day?"



My guess is its just plugged and his car has a biggger radiator ( i think )
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Re: WTB: Coolant overflow bottle

 Tue 29 Mar 2011 11:18:20 AM
rudy frank has a good thread on the MSC forums with all his lightening mods, although he always seems to have other ones up his sleave!

I agree with Rudy Frank, your work is great and very helpfull, cheers
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Re: WTB: Coolant overflow bottle

 Tue 29 Mar 2011 08:27:10 PM
BOX WROTE:

"Did you just remove the overflow & leave it open? do u lose much coolant on a hot day?"


Greo WROTE:

My guess is its just plugged and his car has a biggger radiator ( i think )



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i run mine with a 1 inch airgap in the top of the stock rad (like any circa pre 70,s car :)
and thanks rudy and joel :)
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Re: WTB: Coolant overflow bottle

 Tue 29 Mar 2011 08:35:33 PM
So u don't fill your rad to the top? U just leave a lil gap?
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Re: WTB: Coolant overflow bottle

 Tue 29 Mar 2011 08:39:52 PM
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"So u don't fill your rad to the top? U just leave a lil gap?"


yes, or else fill it, and it spits out any (expansion) excess out as it warms up
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Re: WTB: Coolant overflow bottle

 Tue 29 Mar 2011 08:57:46 PM
Doesnt it cause a problem if there is such a big air pocket? Not sure wit the micra but I know with a few cars that I've owed that if you don't bleed the air pockets out of the cooling system it causes the car to act a lil funny.
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Re: WTB: Coolant overflow bottle

 Tue 29 Mar 2011 09:15:53 PM
the air pocket is just dormant in the top of the rad BOX (and coolant is drawn from the bottom hose eh)
any problems would have shown up years ago (the idler-less, very slack waterpump belt has proved to be problem free over the years also lol :) )
 

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Re: WTB: Coolant overflow bottle

 Tue 29 Mar 2011 09:21:11 PM
Cool, thanks for the advice. Really should get that belt tightened! Lol