RE: [MarcosManiacs] small tank in cooling system
2001-12-19 by McCubbin, David
I I believe the small tank is known as a header tank. It's purpose is to provide a high point in the system for fillling the cooling system and allowing air to escape during filling. This is used where the rad is too low to allow air to be removed successfully from the system in the situation where the pressure cap/inlet is on the rad itself, and the cap/inlet is lower than some sections of the cooling system ( ie hoses and coolant passages in the engine block). I don't know if there is any other purpose for this tank. David McCubbin Mosaix Campaign Administrator Loyalty/Telesales * 151 - 4898 *(416) 213 - 4898 * dmccubbi@...
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> -----Original Message----- > From: pauldransfield@... [SMTP:pauldransfield@...] > Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2001 9:20 AM > To: MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com > Subject: RE: [MarcosManiacs] What radiator?? > > Hi Dave, > > Mark has given a good description of the radiator fitted to the 3 litre > Volvos, though mine is slightly different. What else is new? Mine doesn't > have any slope to clear the hood and I suspect it's positioned lower than > other cars, but the dimensions are probably the same. Certainly there is > ample clearance from the hood. The bottom sits on a metal platform which > is > lower than the other transverse chassis members. If you look closely at > the > photo of my car on the website, you can see the bottom of the rad. Looking > under the car from the front, you can see quite a large portion of the > radiator sticking down and its the one thing that detracts from the car's > good looks. I've often thought about building a fiberglass shroud to > disguise it but it's never been a priority. Mine also didn't come with a > shroud. As Mark said, the radiator is like a big tank, with the pressure > cap > on a separate tank made from what appears to be a piece of metal pipe > about > 4" in diameter and about 9" long with round plates welded on the ends. > > The radiator is so big that I've rarely had any problems from overheating, > except when stuck in heavy traffic on a hot day for long periods of time. > I > have an electric fan fitted and the only time it comes on is when I'm > stuck > in heavy traffic. I recall someone telling me that it was a modified > Jaguar > rad though I haven't a clue about the model of car it's from. Your best > bet > is to call Rory McMath in England. He'll be able to tell you anything you > need to know off the top of his head. > > By the way, the V6 Fords had a completely different setup from the Volvos. > The rads were much smaller and, on the few V6's I've seen, they sloped > backwards because they were relatively tall and were fitted behind the > front > crossmember in the engine bay. The rad for the Volvos was positioned so > far > forward because the engine is quite long as opposed to the V6, which is > more > compact. > > Regards, > > Paul Dransfield > 3 litre Volvo > > -----Original Message----- > From: dbarton62 [mailto:dbarton62@...] > Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2001 5:26 PM > To: MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [MarcosManiacs] What radiator?? > > > Hey Group , > On the subject of rads , my car did not have a rad when I > bought it... what did the straight 6 Volvo's and V6 Fords use for a > rad. > It will give me some idea of size and capacity I need. > Dave #5577 > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > MarcosManiacs-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > MarcosManiacs-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/