Date:         Wed, 21 Jul 2021 06:12:40 -0700
Reply-To:     Bruce Todd <beeceetee@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Bruce Todd <beeceetee@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Aluminum coolant tanks
Comments: To: Thomas Casal <thomas.casal@gmail.com>
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Just on the cusp of vacation too - which is a good thing I guess to catch
this before heading out.  Must have just started as I have been keeping my
eye on the level of coolant in the fill reservoir which has been unchanged
since I added about a 1/2 litre  about 4 weeks back.  I haven’t noticed any
drips until yesterday either.

Bruce



On Wednesday, July 21, 2021, Thomas Casal <thomas.casal@gmail.com> wrote:

> That’s a bummer. I have the van cafe aluminum reservoir no issues.
>
> On Wed, Jul 21, 2021 at 7:54 AM Bruce Todd <beeceetee@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Back in March I had a number of hoses replaced on the cooling system which
>> included having the plastic coolant tank changed over to a GW aluminum
>> tank.  Well the first one had a leak upon installation and was immediately
>> replaced by the shop.
>>
>> Yesterday after a short run to fill up on camping propane, I parked back
>> at
>> home and was doing some cleaning of things out of the rear storage
>> compartment - I noticed a small pool of pink coolant under the van.
>> Opened
>> the hatch and had a good look expecting a loose hose and noticed drips
>> coming from the coolant tank.  Checked the hoses and they were fine.
>> Dried
>> the bottom area of the tank and waited - then with my finger I located a
>> seam edge that was moist - dried it again and it became moist again
>> creating a droplet on my finger.
>>
>> Anyone else out there have some issues with these tanks  too?  I bought it
>> because I didn’t want to have anymore problems with the plastic version
>> which can crack and leak over time.
>>
>> Hopefully third time lucky?
>>
>> Bruce
>>
>