I was actually surprised to see one of those again, they disappeared from common use long ago when coolant recovery bottles were required as an environmental safeguard. And, of course, they are more expensive, which is really what killed them in production cars. Last time I saw one was on my 1962 Chevy Impala. Stuart -----Original Message----- From: Alistair Bell [mailto:albell@shaw.ca] Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2013 9:29 PM To: Stuart MacMillan Cc: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Coolant reservoir bottle the 85 gl 2wd type that lifting the lever feature I like. Hey you never know, this lifetime might go on long enough for you to get one. alistair
On 2013-07-30, at 8:47 PM, Stuart MacMillan wrote: > It's hand made by elves in the Rocky Mountains! That one was probably > made in the winter when it was 30 below and they were shivering. Just > lifting the release lever on the cap will send either air or coolant > into the expansion tank, and that's enough for me to know what's going > on. I love it, but it's not on my list in this lifetime. > > Stuart |
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