markyb
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| posted on 17/4/08 at 09:02 PM |
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bought the wrong thing - help needed
was looking for a header tank and bought
this (second one down) but it does not
have a pressure cap as far as i can tell so looks like I bought the wrong thing.
Is there a locost way to convert this to to do the job or do I have to bite the bullet and buy the right thing next time ?
If it makes a difference the engine is an 03 R1
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owelly
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| posted on 17/4/08 at 09:04 PM |
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Just get a piece of tube to fit in the top hose and have a cap fitting welded to it. I have seen these items for sale somewhere but I can't
remember where!!
I made my own by sweating the fitting off the top of an old Mini rad and soldering it to a 28mm copper tee.
[Edited on 17/4/08 by owelly]
http://www.ppcmag.co.uk
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indykid
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| posted on 17/4/08 at 09:35 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by owelly
Just get a piece of tube to fit in the top hose and have a cap fitting welded to it. I have seen these items for sale somewhere but I can't
remember where!!
I made my own by sweating the fitting off the top of an old Mini rad and soldering it to a 28mm copper tee.
[Edited on 17/4/08 by owelly]
they're also found in the top hose of a dodge calibre.
i know you're unlikely to find one in a scrappy, but they might not be sooooo expensive from the dealer.
tom
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Canada EH!
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| posted on 17/4/08 at 10:00 PM |
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bought the wrong thing
If you attach this tank to the small tube below the cap on the radiator it will solve your problem. Fill the rad to the top, put the cap on, fill the
tank half full, making sure that the water in the tank is above the highest point on the head. put both caps on and let the engine run, When the rad
gets hot the rad cap seal will lift, shut the engine off and the water from the tank will be sucked into the rad and engine, after that just keep the
tank topped up above the head. That is what that type of tank is meant to do.
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markyb
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| posted on 17/4/08 at 10:06 PM |
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I should have added that my radiator does not have a cap so am relying on the cap on the header tank to release the pressure
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triumphdave
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| posted on 18/4/08 at 06:35 AM |
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I did exactly the same and bought the one with the wrong cap.I have added a home made swirl pot header in the top hose and plumbed the other one as
normal.
If you always do what you have always done you will always get what you have always got
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r1_pete
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| posted on 18/4/08 at 07:25 AM |
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Dont forget the pressure cap should be the highest point on the cooling system. Wont one of the modern plastic pressure caps fit?
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minitici
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| posted on 18/4/08 at 07:38 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by markyb
I should have added that my radiator does not have a cap so am relying on the cap on the header tank to release the pressure
The expansion tank you have bought is not for the pressurised side of your cooling system. You will need to get an in-line filler for the top hose and
plumb in as per Canada EH!'s post.
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John Bonnett
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| posted on 18/4/08 at 07:44 AM |
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I believe Demon Tweeks supply the inline pressure cap.
John
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the_fbi
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| posted on 18/4/08 at 08:06 AM |
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If you bought it less than 7 days ago, you can send it back under the "distance selling regulations 2000". Presuming you bought it over
the phone, internet etc, and not in person at a shop.
http://www.oft.gov.uk/advice_and_resources/resource_
base/legal/distance-selling-regulations/
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mangogrooveworkshop
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| posted on 18/4/08 at 09:04 AM |
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Nope you have got the right thing.
You just need a Fazer thermo housing that has the pressure cap in it
fazer 600 0r fazer 1000
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