[s-cars] Coolant expansion tank connection

[Matt twentyV]

I can compare them tonight.  Basic locations of the hoses and sensor are the same, any delta would be the mounting holes.
-Matt

David Kase <davekase at pdqlocks.com> wrote: The S-pigs wouldn't happen to have the same tank as a CQ would they?

I have a nice used CQ coolant tank for cheap.

Kase
non-UrS4


Matt twentyV wrote:
> Get a new tank.  I've got one sitting on my workbench for my '91cq that exhibits the exact same problem, and went through this on the S6 earlier this year.  All attempts to bandaid the problem just make it worse.
> -Matt
>
> Alan Page  wrote: Hello all,
>
> I'm new to the S-car list and have a problem with my cooling system on  
> my '94 S4.
>
> I've had a slow leak for a couple of months, and after a long, hot  
> drive I found the problem: The hose going to the top of the coolant  
> expansion tank was leaking  steam, and if I moved it back and forth I  
> could get more or less leakage. I thought that the hose clamp was just  
> loose, but I couldn't tighten it because it's one of the crimped ones.
>
> When I took off the clamp and the hose, there was a bunch of grit  
> (broken plastic) in the hose and the end of the nipple is missing on  
> the tank. See a photo of it here:  
> http://www.flaminglogos.com/_share/expansion_tank01.jpg
>
> Is the nipple supposed to have a thicker bit at the end to form a  
> tight seal when clamped? Is there any way to get a good seal with a  
> connector that looks like this, or should I just get a new expansion  
> tank?
>
> Thanks,
> Alan
>
> alan page
> flaming logos design
> 203-364-7856
> alan at flaminglogos.com
> '90 80
> '94 S4
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