DESCRIPTION

NON-PRESSURE SYSTEM

This system works along with the radiator pressure cap. This is done by using thermal expansion and contraction of the coolant to keep the coolant free of trapped air. It provides:

• A volume for coolant expansion and contraction.
• A convenient and safe method for checking/adjusting coolant level at atmospheric pressure. This is done without removing the radiator pressure cap.
• Some reserve coolant to the radiator to cover minor leaks and evaporation or boiling losses.

As the engine cools, a vacuum is formed in the cooling system of both the radiator and engine. Coolant will then be drawn from the coolant tank and returned to a proper level in the radiator.

The coolant reservoir/overflow system has a radiator mounted pressurized cap, an overflow tube, and a plastic coolant reservoir/overflow tank, mounted to the right side of the cowl. It is mounted to the cowl with two nuts on top, and a slide bracket on the bottom.

COOLANT RECOVERY NON-PRESSURE SYSTEM

This system works on the principal of a closed and completely deaerated system using thermally generated pressure. The bottle acts as a reserve coolant source to keep air out of the system but must have a specified minimum amount of coolant in the bottle at all times. The expansion and contraction of the coolant in the pressurized closed coolant loop allows the reserve bottle to accept and give up excess fluid via a hose from the radiator neck. It provides:

• A non-pressurized reserve coolant tank volume for expansion and contraction of coolant.
• A pressurized cap on the radiator. This keeps the main loop of the cooling system at an elevated operating pressure and prevents coolant boiling at lower temperatures.
• Reserve coolant is included in the non-pressurized tank in enough quantity to account for minor leaks and evaporation or boiling losses, and to keep the return line back to the radiator full at all times. Failure to do so could allow air to be sucked back into the radiator as the engine and engine coolant cool down and the coolant volume contracts.