I was actually surprised to see one of those again, they disappeared from
common use long ago when coolant recovery bottles were required as an
environmental safeguard. And, of course, they are more expensive, which is
really what killed them in production cars. Last time I saw one was on my
1962 Chevy Impala.

Stuart

-----Original Message-----
From: Alistair Bell [mailto:albell@shaw.ca]
Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2013 9:29 PM
To: Stuart MacMillan
Cc: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Coolant reservoir bottle the 85 gl 2wd type

that lifting the lever feature I like.

Hey you never know, this lifetime might go on long enough for you to get
one.

alistair

On 2013-07-30, at 8:47 PM, Stuart MacMillan wrote:

> It's hand made by elves in the Rocky Mountains!  That one was probably
> made in the winter when it was 30 below and they were shivering.  Just
> lifting the release lever on the cap will send either air or coolant
> into the expansion tank, and that's enough for me to know what's going
> on.  I love it, but it's not on my list in this lifetime.
>
> Stuart