PAW new for 23 TIG welded aluminum surge tank
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2008 Pontiac Solstice GXP - Mysterious (with unkown origin blue sparkle in rear bumper cover paint)
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I saw Dave post this on FB. Ordered one in wrinkle black.
Agreed on the lack of coolant visibility. I keep meaning to email him about that. Is there a line or mark inside to check once you take off the cap?
With all the stuff i went through bleeding and draining and filling repeatedly last year, mine has seen better days. Happy to be the forum guinea pig on this one….
Agreed on the lack of coolant visibility. I keep meaning to email him about that. Is there a line or mark inside to check once you take off the cap?
With all the stuff i went through bleeding and draining and filling repeatedly last year, mine has seen better days. Happy to be the forum guinea pig on this one….
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Hmmm need to add a sight glass or start training myself to check the level frequently.. A sight glass would be perfect.
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Ordered in Candy Red. Of course.
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Max operating temperature of 225F is a little worrying.
This would be a cool addition to the canister.. really neat looking but as mentioned 225 max. 😬
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Here is one possibility but cant find temp or pressure specs.
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Yes, specs would be nice. I always love an illustration showing measurement points and then providing no numbers. Of course with an A to B distance on a container you know it will fit.
Nice fine, might have to write for specs.
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Rob,
Sometimes when you, Gadget and John get going on the wonderful additions to these cars I am reminded of Jack Nicholson, as The Joker, in the Batman series movies where he muses, "Where does he get all these toys?"
This stuff only keeps getting better. The rabbit hole entrance is this way...(and there goes the morning). Thankfully there are rainy Saturdays!
And I just replaced Elsie's surge tank with new OEM. Damn, saved $140.00 but got translucent plastic.
Sigh...Richard
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How would you mount it with no access to the inside to attach a nut?
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Also there is this from DDM works but they have welded a nut on their tank.. sigh
Sight glass for Polaris Slingshot Coolant Tank by DDMWorks-D
www.ddmworks.com
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It’s 3” but no mention of PSI or temp specsYes, specs would be nice. I always love an illustration showing measurement points and then providing no numbers. Of course with an A to B distance on a container you know it will fit.
Nice fine, might have to write for specs.
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Agreed, I'm having a problem visualizing how this is mounted.
Rob, can you explain how this would be mounted? I'm having a problem visualizing how this is installed.
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Those are typically mounted by drilling and tapping two holes in the vessel, one above the desired level, the other blow it, that match the size and spacing of the gauge. The bottom one lets the fluid in and the top one lets air out. On critical applications there will be petcocks built into the top and bottom fittings to isolate the gauge when readings are not needed, or to allow the system to function with a broken gauge tube.
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If you go to the Amazon link Rob posted, you will see sight glasses also listed in the surrounding "look at this other similar stuff " side pieces. If you were concerned about blowing out a sight tube, installing one, or two (upper level/lower level), sight glasses would be an alternative. Seems it would depend upon the thickness of the tank metal to accept drilling and tapping for screwing in the sight glass. Another option, provided the threaded portion is long enough to place a nut on the inside and an o-ring outside (?) for sealing, the sight glass should be very easy to install. Given acceptable tolerance to pressure and temp, the tube is visually more accurate, but two sight glasses could serve the same purpose. Think about the oil level sight glasses used in motorcycle crankcases, visually, for example.Also there is this from DDM works but they have welded a nut on their tank.. sigh
Sight glass for Polaris Slingshot Coolant Tank by DDMWorks-D
www.ddmworks.com
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I posted that as an example not necessarily as the specific solution. I found tanks on line that have the sight tube mounted. I am also sure that Dave can come up with a good solution. In RED.
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How does one get to the nut on the inside to tighten it down. One assumes the aluminum is too thin to just thread a male sight hole in as in the DDM example.
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About ten years my lovely wife said "that looks good, but if you do ONE more thing it will be too much" She continued to say this for a few months, then gave up. Now I am "upgrading" her car too!Rob,
Sometimes when you, Gadget and John get going on the wonderful additions to these cars I am reminded of Jack Nicholson, as The Joker, in the Batman series movies where he muses, "Where does he get all these toys?"
This stuff only keeps getting better. The rabbit hole entrance is this way...(and there goes the morning). Thankfully there are rainy Saturdays!
And I just replaced Elsie's surge tank with new OEM. Damn, saved $140.00 but got translucent plastic.
Richard
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