Where is my overfill tank?

[dec322]

The car started overheating yesterday while I was stuck in no go traffic. It got up to around 230 to 240. It has an alum. ford racing radiatior, 180 deg. therostat so the cooling isn't a problem (side note: oil pressure dropped some while stuck). I got home and went looking under the hood to look for a problem and saw that I don't have an overfill tank. The hose leaves the radiator, points down, and that is the end of it.

Is anyone else running this type of setup? I'm sure I need one, any advice on a good place to get one? Any pics of where they go? It doesn't look like I have room.

 

[txstang84]

I currently have no puke tank either, but I'll be getting one from Canton racing pretty soon, I wanna say it's like $80, but it mounts in the stock place (directly to the driver side of the fan housing or shroud), and takes the stock low coolant sensor as well...and it's pretty!

 

[stang8urimport]

If you don't have an overflow, make sure you cap the overflow hose! All it's doing is when it gets warm, it's puking all the coolant on the ground! lol... I bet the radiator is quite low, and is causing it to overheat.

 

[dec322]

If you don't have an overflow, make sure you cap the overflow hose! All it's doing is when it gets warm, it's puking all the coolant on the ground! lol... I bet the radiator is quite low, and is causing it to overheat.

Yeah, it was kinda low and this is why I started looking a little deeper. I'll plug it until I get a tank.

 

[stang8urimport]

www.50resto.com has them, and the caps... I got one cause mine was broke (very common problem)... Looks good.

 

[Hawkeye_306]

Don’t plug your radiator overflow line. It is better to run with 3/4 full radiator than to over pressure the system and blow a hose.

If you are really hard up for a place to put an overflow, I have heard of people using their windshield washer fluid reservoir. Not sure if the ones on the Mustangs can handle the temperature or not.

 

[Roland69]

I got one here that's mounted on my spare fanshroud that I bought in the fall.

 

[txstang84]

Don’t plug your radiator overflow line. It is better to run with 3/4 full radiator than to over pressure the system and blow a hose...

agreed....mine doesn't seem to puke at all...I've seen people use a 20oz soda bottle at the strip before

...but don't let that become a permanent fix

 

[stang8urimport]

I've left mine plugged for weeks until I got my overflow tank... Just... uh... don't overheat it and it'll be fine. Get a real temp gauge if you don't have one and you'll be just fine.