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Subject:Re: metal coolant bottles
From:Alistair Bell
Date:Thu, 20 Apr 2023 18:49:43 -0700

Dave, all I can say that despite the price those tanks are a good deal. You’d be hard pressed to find anyone good to make them less expensively .

Ab

> On Apr 20, 2023, at 6:07 PM, David McNeely <davmcneely40@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Ok, so I may be ready to take the plunge and spend an ungodly amount of
> money for a metal coolant expansion bottle.  GoWesty, Van Cafe?  Which is
> better and why?  I like that the GoWesty bottle has a sight glass, but then
> the original plastic ones can't be seen without opening the engine
> compartment, and that seemed to be ok. I have read that the GoWesty bottle
> can fail at the sensor port just like the plastic ones.  Is that true? Are
> there any others available.  mcneely