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Date:         Tue, 9 Mar 2004 09:29:14 -0500
Reply-To:     David Brodbeck <gull@GULL.US>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         David Brodbeck <gull@GULL.US>
Subject:      Re: cooling system design / Reinvention of the Wheel Banished!
Comments: To: Randy Huyck <RHuyck@COMCAST.NET>
In-Reply-To:  <GEEKKNECIKJAACJHEGOOGEOECBAA.RHuyck@comcast.net>
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On Mon, 8 Mar 2004, Randy Huyck wrote:

> I've seen a number of vehicles with expansion tanks lower than the top of > the radiator H20 level - many fords and mercs, for example. As long as the > outlet from the radiator is controlled by a functioning pressure cap, there > shouldn't be too much worry about it siphoning out coolant when it > shouldn't.

This is more analogous to the *overflow* tank in the VW than the *expansion* tank.

David Brodbeck, N8SRE '82 Volkswagen Diesel Westfalia '86 Volvo 240DL wagon


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