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the_big_1

posted on 29/8/19 at 06:34 PM Reply With Quote
Zetec, Haynes Header Tank

Hi guys,

I am in the middle of my Haynes 2.0l Zetec build
What coolant expansion / header tanks have you used?
What size would you go for and any particular OEM.car ones that are good?


Many thanks!!!!

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pmc_3

posted on 29/8/19 at 08:29 PM Reply With Quote
Mk2 Clio one is easy to mount
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the_big_1

posted on 29/8/19 at 08:37 PM Reply With Quote
Hi,

Yeah that looks good. Guess all I would need to do is t the two bleed pipes, one from thermostat housing, other from radiator top, together just at the single entry to the expansion bottle?

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pmc_3

posted on 29/8/19 at 08:57 PM Reply With Quote
Most of them have two outlets, one at the top and one at the bottom.

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A% 2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F303231225683


Bottom outlet tee’d in to bottom hose on the rad and then the bleeds in to the top outlet

[Edited on 29/8/19 by pmc_3]

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the_big_1

posted on 29/8/19 at 09:00 PM Reply With Quote
Hi,

That's the ones I spotted. Bottom outlet to bottom hose, t top outlet to the two bleed pipes and should be good

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pmc_3

posted on 29/8/19 at 09:20 PM Reply With Quote
Yep, had just edited my post to say the same!
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the_big_1

posted on 29/8/19 at 09:22 PM Reply With Quote
Lol great minds and all that, many thanks, looks like a plan!
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pmc_3

posted on 29/8/19 at 09:24 PM Reply With Quote
The other one a lot of people use is the round header tanks fitted to most vw’s, mounting isn’t quite as easy.
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the_big_1

posted on 29/8/19 at 09:26 PM Reply With Quote
I did see them online but as you say, struggling for an easy way to mount it
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big_wasa

posted on 30/8/19 at 06:30 AM Reply With Quote
I am currently looking at the bmw mini tank for my next one as well as the vw and Renault tanks.

[Edited on 30/8/19 by big_wasa]

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40inches

posted on 30/8/19 at 07:39 AM Reply With Quote
I used the Renault tank, very cheap new eBay Item
No problem with the 3litre V6, and works if it is lower than the rad top.
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Robbaa

posted on 1/9/19 at 08:25 AM Reply With Quote
not strictly a haynes but my zetec blacktop uses a Vauxhall cavalier tank
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