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Originally Posted by Large Arbor
Ok, I am completely confused here. Why is an overflow bottle needed? If the intent is to save cats, ok, save cats. I can't ever recall seeing any antifreeze or water on the floor after a hard run. Oil yes, water or antifreeze, not a drop. So what is the intended purpose? |
Phil, first a note on what this is
not. It is not a coolant recovery system. I do not have a coolant recovery style radiator cap, so it would not suck the coolant back in the system even if the volume of the bottle was large enough to support a recovery. Second, the first time you change out your coolant you will undoubtedly over-fill your surge tank a bit. Then, periodically, you will have a little coolant overflow (you would only notice it if it occurred in your garage). More coolant comes out at the beginning, less each time after that, eventually none at all. My "sprinkles bottle" system is mainly there to protect my pets, as my children no longer lick concrete floors. Finally, most tracks require some sort of coolant catch can (like the nice Moroso can Chas posted, not my little bottle). This is because of the dangers of fluids on the track itself. The harder you run your engine, the hotter it will become, and the likelihood of a spritz of coolant will increase. We don't need Rick Lake going in to a corner at 140MPH and hitting patrickt's puddle of Prestone.
