Meister

Hi all,

While disconecting the baterry on my 66 for winter storage the hose going into/coming from the expasion tank fell off in my hand. As it was not a correctly dated tank I found a used (dated) one on ebay and picked it up. I didn't notice that the new tank I bought was missing the little tube for the overflow hose where the cap screws into.

Thus my question is how to repair or fit a new tube into the tank? I could try to get the tube out/off my old tank but I don't know if it's solder in... pressed in... Or has anyone sourced the correctly sized diameter tube and soldered or welded a new one on?

Thanks

Solid LT1

DeWitts radiators ( forum sponsor ) has the original GM Harrison tooling and can supply date coded tanks why not give them some business and extend the life of your Vette?

morly1963

Had the same problem with my 63. I thought about repairing my tank. Just decided to buy a dated new one from DeWitts. I'm glad I did. It looks good and no problems. morly1963

Meister

I didn't think of looking for suppliers who I could get a "new" dated one from. Just went the ebay route. Guess I'll check them out.

Mike67nv

Agree with the above recommendations. The dated DeWitts expansion tank is also available through suppliers like Paragon, so you can take advantage of “Stick With Us” or other discounts. I got one through Paragon in July 2013 for $175.

abe g

If the tank is otherwise in good condition, I would repair that missing part. There is no pressure to worry about as its an overflow to rubber line. I would press fit a matching tube (cut to fit)and reinforce with JB weld.Regards, Abe G