Great minds think alike!

http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_2163_231/pressurized_aluminum_reservoir.html

They're right down the street from me so I can pick it up after work. :-)

On Thu, Sep 24, 2015 at 6:59 AM, Abel Longoria <houstonphotog@gmail.com> wrote:
> I replaced my coolant reservoir with a rocky mountain westy tank. I parked
> the van on my driveway such that the radiator was down low and the engine
> was uphill/on the high side.
>
> http://texasvanagons.com/rmw-stainless-steel-coolant-tank/
>
> Unclamped the hoses, drain the tank into a bucket slowly while keeping the
> unclamped  hoses pointed upward and filled with as much coolant as possible.
> DO NOT point them downward to drain the hoses out if possible.
>
> Keeping the unclamped hoses pointed upward helps keep air from entering the
> system. Put the tank in, clamp the hoses to the new tank and then slowly
> fill the tank with new coolant/distilled water mix. since you kept fluid in
> the hoses there should be no need to bleed the system .bleeding the air out
> of the tank will occur as you fill it with coolant.
>
> easy job. it worked for me...
> Abel.
>
>
> On Thu, Sep 24, 2015 at 8:50 AM, Tyler Hardison <tyler@seraph-net.net>
> wrote:
>>
>> Oops, I meant the reservoir, not the expansion tank.
>>
>> On Thu, Sep 24, 2015 at 6:49 AM, Tyler Hardison <tyler@seraph-net.net>
>> wrote:
>> > Just found Jim Arnott's bleeding guide in the archives, but have a
>> > question.
>> >
>> > If I'm just replacing the expansion tank, will a full bleed be
>> > necessary?
>> >
>> > Not sure how I can convince the wife to close a bleeder valve for me.
>> > ;-)
>> >
>> > --t
>
>