11-04-2011, 02:29 PM
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Backdraft Racing Dealer
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: North Haven,
CT
Cobra Make, Engine: Backdraft Racing
Posts: 5,119
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Originally Posted by YerDugliness
The issue isn't so much appearance, it's the elevation of the "elbow" being higher than the fill cap on the expansion tank:
I think you need to worry about air pockets interfering with coolant flow...I might be wrong, but most engines need an air-bleed at the highest point in the cooling system, which is usually the radiator cap on the radiator. On my Cobra there's a radiator cap fitting inserted into the upper radiator hose (I have no expansion tank, but do have an "overflow reservoir" mounted on the inner fender wall, much like a production car). On my car, the radiator cap is clearly at the highest point in the system.
Cheers!
Dugly  |
The cap is on the top of the tank, the tank is below the crazy AN elbow AND the heater core...  |