[V8] Coolant Expansion Tank

[Ingo Rautenberg]

Good point, Tony!

...and a 100/200/5k tank (with a bit of trimming) will also fit  
(perfectly, I might add) an Urq or 4kq.  A reminder that it's not a  
bad idea to have one of these as a spare for whichever car you might  
need it for ;-)  You'll just need a longer radiator to expansion tank  
hose for the V8 application (approx. another foot and a half) as the  
nipple points to the firewall instead of the radiator...

Ingo

On Jul 19, 2006, at 10:06 PM, Tony and Lillie wrote:

> Interestingly enough, a 4000 Quattro expansion tank also fits a V8.  
> One of the mounts doesn't line up the same, so you do have only two  
> screws holding it in place. But, other than that, it worked great  
> on one V8 :)
>
> Tony Hoffman
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> Subject: Re: [V8] Coolant Expansion Tank
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>
>> Zay et al,
>>
>> Coolant tank follow-up:
>>
>> As Kneale has mentioned, you could have a defective cap that allows
>> overpressurization.  And as Steve alluded, the newer tanks don't seem
>> as robust  -- however, are we talking OEM or modifield 5k/100/200
>> tanks?  The V8 ones, while more $$ seem to be better made IME.  Just
>> an observation.
>>
>> Ingo
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