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Craved Grand Master

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remote Breather tanks for radiators ..

already running a PWR 40mm radiator but she still bubbles a little after getting hot ..

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are kits like this useful on systems that already run header tanks with the presuure caps?

only ever seen them on sealed cross flow units..

any ideas??

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satanic Grand Master

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Hey Chris,

I got one of these installed; main reason for it is to remove air locks which it is doing just fine.

My tank is setup where the stock charcoal cannister is and does the job pretty well!

NB: There is a T-Piece that you require in order to make the product you've shown work, it's not included!!!

S

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oh, i thought u already had one. how come the plenum now stops you from bleeding the cooling system?(never done any cooling system work on 33's maself) i cant really see how they would be of much benefit on a system that already has a header tank with pressure cap though.. basically, they do the same job. does the factory header tank have any form of 'breather'? if not then this might do sumthin for you

Craved Grand Master

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Hey Chris,

I got one of these installed; main reason for it is to remove air locks which it is doing just fine.

My tank is setup where the stock charcoal cannister is and does the job pretty well!

NB: There is a T-Piece that you require in order to make the product you've shown work, it's not included!!!

S

hmm would like to see how its hooked up, cant really picture it... does it pull a water feed from somewhere like where the std water bleed is?

oh, i thought u already had one. how come the plenum now stops you from bleeding the cooling system?(never done any cooling system work on 33's maself) i cant really see how they would be of much benefit on a system that already has a header tank with pressure cap though.. basically, they do the same job. does the factory header tank have any form of 'breather'? if not then this might do sumthin for you

the front facing plenum relocates the TB, and since it dont really snow here i didn't run the water feed through the throttle body .. hence its removal..

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satanic Grand Master

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The tank is situated in between the overflow tank and the radiator... in total I think there are 4 lines coming off the thing, 2 going back into the radiator (well one from and one back to)

The other hoses then go to the over flow and one has a one way air bleeding cap (trying to be descriptive)... it lets air out but not coolant (?!?)

Not 100% sure, the boys put it in and said it works :wave: I'm happy and was content with a 80% understanding :wub:

Craved Grand Master

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hahah once i see it i will get it fine..

can see where the return from the tank to the radiator would enter the cooling system as the pressure cap on the radiator wouldn't allow water back in very much.

got a picture Stan?

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bleeding air from the system is extremely important - more so than people generally think. air in the cooling system is a killer and will turn the block into a kettle - particularly when we have lengthy 6 cyl engines and there is a significant temp differential between the front of the block and the rear as the water from the radiator only enters at the front.

some aftermarket chevy heads now have cooolant take offs half way down the side of the head for that reason - more even core temp means more consistent combustion and more efficiency.

the breather tank is probably a good idea in a high hp engine, one that operates at higher temps for long periods or one that has no bleeder :O make sure it's at the highest point of the cooling system otherwise it just acts as an extension of the water jacket and, instead of turning steam into condensation will recirc the steam.

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