So I've done some reading and I couldn't quit find the answers I was looking for. So as soon as the weather breaks I am going to pull my 8 out of storage and make a few upgrades. However, I do not want to make any boneheaded mistakes because I thought I knew everything. So here the questions are:
1. I'm going to be swapping the radiator, coolant tank, fans, and hoses out for better aftermarket products. So obviously, I'm going to be flushing the coolant and putting new stuff in. I was planning on just putting in the OEM fluid, because it seems that there isn't much/if any benefit to running the big name stuff. If that's changed, what's the "good" stuff?
2. I know this may sound dumb, but maybe there is something I haven't thought about. Would you put all the new stuff on, then flush? Or flush everything out first, then put all the shinny stuff on?
3. I bought the Pettit Racing coolant tank (spec A) and have a few questions about that in itself. What exactly do they mean by a "closed system"? It's my understanding that basically any car made in the last 60 years has a closed (pressurized) system. So therefore, they could only be referencing to the overflow setup (power steering connector lubrication system). It appears that the nipple that would be for overflow in the stock setup, has been turned 180* on the aluminum tank. It also seems that this nipple is supposed to be connected to this recovery resivoir theyre talking about. This is where I get confused. What the heck does this thing really do? What benefit is there? Is this connection and tank under pressure with the system? Does it have to be mounted higher than the radiator cap on the tank? I'm just not 100% sure on what is so much different with this setup than oem
1. I'm going to be swapping the radiator, coolant tank, fans, and hoses out for better aftermarket products. So obviously, I'm going to be flushing the coolant and putting new stuff in. I was planning on just putting in the OEM fluid, because it seems that there isn't much/if any benefit to running the big name stuff. If that's changed, what's the "good" stuff?
2. I know this may sound dumb, but maybe there is something I haven't thought about. Would you put all the new stuff on, then flush? Or flush everything out first, then put all the shinny stuff on?
3. I bought the Pettit Racing coolant tank (spec A) and have a few questions about that in itself. What exactly do they mean by a "closed system"? It's my understanding that basically any car made in the last 60 years has a closed (pressurized) system. So therefore, they could only be referencing to the overflow setup (power steering connector lubrication system). It appears that the nipple that would be for overflow in the stock setup, has been turned 180* on the aluminum tank. It also seems that this nipple is supposed to be connected to this recovery resivoir theyre talking about. This is where I get confused. What the heck does this thing really do? What benefit is there? Is this connection and tank under pressure with the system? Does it have to be mounted higher than the radiator cap on the tank? I'm just not 100% sure on what is so much different with this setup than oem
Couple of questions (Pettit Tank and Rad Swap)
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