[V8] Overflow Reservoir

[BBlake1055 at aol.com]

In a message dated 7/2/2004 11:31:11 AM Eastern Daylight Time, Linard Cimermanis <bwolf at speakeasy.net> writes:

>I replaced mine last fall for the same failure. Sourced at my local 
>dealer; the receipt shows a list price of $85.14, I paid just under $62 
>with ACNA discount. FWIW, my local dealer (Stammler in Boulder, CO) has 
>been outstanding to work with.
>--LC
>
>> For $60 it might not be worth trying to repair - but I did repair both 
>> hose
>> nipples on my tank. Both cracked like yours. I cut off the nipple and 
>> tapped a
>> pipe thread into the plastic, then screwed in a metal hose barb. I put 
>> teflon
>> tape on the threads and have had no seepage in several years.
>> I can't remember the tap sizes but it should be obvious what will work.
>>
>> btw, if you have to buy the taps and hose barbs, you will easily be 
>> $20 into a
>> $60 part. I only did it because the tank price I was quoted was well 
>> over $100.
>>
>> Dave
>>
>>
>> Quoting BBlake1055 at aol.com:
>>
>>> The old 91 has a crack in the Radiator overflow reservoir right down 
>>> on the
>>> lower nipple.  Is this something that can be expoxy or is it 
>>> replaceable??
>>> Is it the same as the 5000?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Bob
>>>
>>> 90 V8
>>> 91 V8
>>> 92 V8
Thanks for all the help.  I think I'll bite the bullet and go for the new one.  I've already spent close to that in anti-freeze and expoxy.  3 V8's definitely keeps one busy!!!!

Bob Blake

90 V8
91 V8
92 V8

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