RE: [ihc] Radiatior expansion tank

["John M. Adams" <jma@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> > On mine (which is oriented the same as you describe), I took a piece of
> > U-shaped copper tube, 3 hose clamps, 1 short piece of rubber
> hose and one
> > long, and solved the problem without any soldering, welding, or
> sweat. The
> > short piece of rubber between the radiator overflow tube and
> the U-shaped
> > copper tube is short enough that the U-shaped tube sits on the
> radiator in
> > more-or-less a "fixed" condition (the metal tubes are actually butted
> > together with the rubber piece there just as a seal). I haven't had any
> > trouble with vibration, or movement, or kinks since I did this
> years ago.
> > Not perhaps the most elegant nor professional job, but it works for
> > e...  -John A.
>
> Elegant has nothing to do with this truck.  Bottom line (as far as I'm
> concerned) is: Does it work.  I has actually considered this before, but
> wasn't 100% sold on it.  My only concern is how good of a seal I'll get
> with the tubing.  If I recall correctly, the end of the pipe (and the
> opening on the expansion tank, come to think of it...) is kind of flared
> out, like the return lines on my Power Steering pump and P/S box.  Or
> maybe I'm getting confused with the P/S setup.  Anyways, if that's not
> necessary, I can hit the hardware store on my way home from the mail
> route tomorrow.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Dave

Yeah, that's what I decided: elegance and my old truck were decidedly not
one and the same... Anyway, if you decide to do this, and then change your
mind about the ultimate fix, it won't have cost you much in time or
money. -John A.
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