[V8] Coolant reservoirs

Michael Larosa Jr Mc.Larosa at Sun.COM
Fri Feb 20 13:08:38 EST 2004


a 5k or 100/200 reservoir will work :) btdt...


Mike,


"Korn, Bob" wrote:
> 
> What was the source of your misfire, I have been chasing one as well.
> 
> Bob
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Head [mailto:v8q at bellsouth.net]
> Sent: Friday, February 20, 2004 11:26 AM
> To: v8newlist
> Subject: [V8] Coolant reservoirs
> 
> I decided to drop my new reservoir into the 92 this morning after
> finding and fixing an intermittent missfire. For those with brown, aging
> reservoirs consider replacing them pretty soon. They are brittle and can
> fail with little notice. I had epoxied a crack on the top of this one
> already, but when I started to remove it the 'large hole' connection on
> the bottom broke right off with little or no effort. This is the second
> one that has failed on me - and at the same place. They will usually
> start leaking to the tune of a refill a week - but investigate and
> you'll find it comes apart in pieces in your hands. Yes, you can epoxy
> it back together but its brittle - it will turn right around and fail on
> you again. BTDT X 2...
> 
> PN 441-121-403, price from Clair $71.25. Price from Audiconnection about
> 15 bucks cheaper.
> 
> Dave
> V8q x 3
> 
> 
> 
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