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89stang1

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Catch Can recirculate? HELP

I have a plastic Summit catch can i want to hook up overflow radiator line to bottom of catch can instead of top where mines at, im gonna turn petcok on and hook to bottom then plug off top position if it has too be im guessing ...ANYBODY EVER TRY THIS..... hoping this makes it recirculate

this is my catch can i want to hook rad overflow to bottom instead of top in hopes it recirculates?
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anybody with this catch can
 

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Yeah, i have it. The fittings can be reversed so it will recirculate. Just swap so the vent hole is at the top.

 

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Mustang5L5 said:
Yeah, i have it. The fittings can be reversed so it will recirculate. Just swap so the vent hole is at the top.

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thanks..i was hoping i could just hook the rad. overflow line up to the bottom petcok side, instead of reinstalling it upside down mines in the fender?
 

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You prob could...i just did it that way from the start. Been thinking of moving mine too
 

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Mustang5L5 said:
You prob could...i just did it that way from the start. Been thinking of moving mine too
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thanks bro im gonna give a try i'll let u know if it works
 

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Ha, I've been thinking about doing this to my Dart, let us know how it works out for ya.
 

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Ha, I've been thinking about doing this to my Dart, let us know how it works out for ya.
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will do ...........just tired of adding coolant and emptying dam catch can of coolant
 

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LarsD said:
Ha, I've been thinking about doing this to my Dart, let us know how it works out for ya.
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weather finally got better here............so i switched the overflow line from rad to bottom of catch can and leave the bottom drain valve open and ran a line from top of catch can in fender in hopes it would recirculate WORKS FINE! i dont know why they sell the same catch can for recirculating regular one works fine
 
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