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Subject:Re: metal coolant bottles
From:David McNeely
Date:Thu, 20 Apr 2023 19:53:47 -0700

Oh, I have no doubt that the people who make them are charging properly for
what they've put into them.  It is just a lot of money, especially compared
to the plastic ones.  BTW, my local mechanic says go with the plastic.  But
mine now has a slight crack at the neck, as well as the cap not fitting
properly any longer (cap threads a bit askew).  It is the German cap, too.

But my question now is, which aluminum tank?  mcneely

On Thu, Apr 20, 2023 at 6:49 PM Alistair Bell <ragnarhairybreeks@icloud.com>
wrote:

> 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
>