WTD Coolant Expansion Tank

I'm after a coolant expansion tank to suit a 60s car that wasn't
originally fitted with one. The radiator on the Jag is difficult to
work out if it's a bit full, bit empty or fucking empty.

The intention is for the radiator to have a non-pressure blanking cap
with a feed to the expansion tank which will have a pressure cap (4 psi)
and overflow.

The MGB has the ideal thing but I know plastic versions exist (Marina?)
and I had one kicking around the lockup from a banger racing experiment.
Can't find it of course.

http://www.mgaroadster.co.uk/radiator_expansion_tank.htm
The ones on ebay are taking the piss.

Does anyone have something suitable going begging? Preferably that's in
keeping with a sixties British car.

Pretty please.

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, sweller

I've got one from a GL1000 'Wing kicking around somewhere. Do you want
me to have a rummage?

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If you do find it can you email me a picture - there's not a great deal
of room under the bonnet and it needs to fit somewhere.

Not impossible but a tight squeeze:
http://www.sweller.dynalias.org/images/3.8s-engine.jpg

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, sweller

I shall do.

I do like a full engine bay.

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change that I can make: I have decided not to breed. Now quit bugging me and
go and talk to the Catholics.

 

WTF is the exhaust inside the engine bay?

 

It's a Swedish import. They do that to speed engine warm-up in winter.

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Wicked Uncle

Done. Assuming I got the right address.

(this is exciting, isn't it?)

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I have already made the greatest contribution to the fight against climate
change that I can make: I have decided not to breed. Now quit bugging me and
go and talk to the Catholics.

 

I've just cum.

 

Here it is:
http://www.sweller.dynalias.org/images/3.8s-engine-exhaust.jpg

It's stove enameled don't you know.

 

that doesn't help me at all. Is that tubey thing on top an exhaust, or
what?

if you say so.

 

Blimey - you were actually being serious?

 

WTF do I know about mechanical crap?

I'm a "solutions" guy - not someone who actually does anything.

 

Post corrected.

 

*bzzt*

I effected an improved ratio in realizable flattened attire
availability earlier today[1]

[1] did some ironing.

 

heh.

And finished in time to watch Loose Women.

 

Well you do (presumably) know that engines suck air in & spit exhaust
gasses out, & should be able to figure out that filling the engine bay
with exhaust gasses would be a very bad thing (not least because a
cabin full of carbon monoxide is hardly ideal).

So if a big open pipe in the engine bay isn't doing the blowing out,
the chances are it's doing the sucking in, which means it'll be
connected to a big box with an air filter in it.

 

Heh.

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, sweller

Nemmind all that, did you get my email?

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Wicked Uncle Nigel - "He's hopeless, but he's honest"

I have already made the greatest contribution to the fight against climate
change that I can make: I have decided not to breed. Now quit bugging me and
go and talk to the Catholics.

 

Oh, I thought you were asking where the exhaust was. I'd misread WTF.

As Krusty pointed out the big tubey thing is actually the air intake -
AKA the big sucky thing.

The six blowey things are on the side of the engine and highlighted by
my MSPaint CAD efforts.

 

Yes.