My New Custom Coolant Recovery Tank.

[J6G1Z]

For some reason my bikes airbox & the plastic around it are dried out & brittle, including my coolant recovery tank. It had a hole in it just above the low water line & leaked. I removed the coolant recovery tank from my parts bike, only to find out that it was about in the same condition.

So... I had to improvise for a while & here was my solution.

[J6G1Z]

Yes that is a pill bottle. Hey it works.

I've been looking for a suitable replacement for a while. I was about to approach one of the local fabricators to see what it would cost to make a small aluminum or stainless tank.

Recently there was a question on one of the forums about auxilary fuel tanks & I remembered a company that I had found a few years back. While I was checking their web-site I found this little fuel catch can: http://tourtank.com
Finally I had found my new coolant recovery tank. I know that $30 seems pretty steep for a coolant recovery tank, but I doubt that I could have one made for that price.

It arrived yesterday & took a matter of minutes to install. Usually I'm not a big fan of using hose clamps to attach accessories, but it has to be better than zip-ties. Just be carefull of the ends once you snap off the excess.

[J6G1Z]

...And here it is on the bike.



J.

[Bucko]

How does the bottle vent?

[J6G1Z]

Can you see the 90 degree elbow near the top of the bottle in the middle set of pictures? That is the vent or the overflow line that I ran out the bottom of the bike. What's not shown in those pics, is that there is a threaded hole in the middle of the top. The OEM overflow tube fits snugly into that hole & down to the bottom of the bottle. I wish there was a sight glass or level indicator on the bottle, but will just have to do without.

J.

[Bucko]

Got it 

[thumperdh]

Hey that's a pretty sweet looking tank. Very old school hotrod looking.

[J6G1Z]

Hey that's a pretty sweet looking tank. Very old school hotrod looking.

So... I take it that you think it's an improvement over my pill bottle? LOL!


J.