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Jan 16, 2015 | 09:29 PM

corvette77

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New Coolant Reservoir

Well, found out yesterday that my reservoir has a crack where the top tube connects. I have a new tank on order, and should be here soon.

Once the new tank is on, do I need to burp the system, or just fill it and go?

Jan 16, 2015 | 10:07 PM

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Definitely bleed the system!

Jan 17, 2015 | 12:36 PM

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Suction as much of the coolant from the tank as you can, disconnect hoses, remove old tank, install new tank, reconnect hoses and refill tank with coolant. No need to "bleed the system."

Jan 17, 2015 | 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by thisMSGgood4me

Suction as much of the coolant from the tank as you can, disconnect hoses, remove old tank, install new tank, reconnect hoses and refill tank with coolant. No need to "bleed the system."

^ This ^

Jan 17, 2015 | 08:12 PM

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Thanks for the replies!

Jan 18, 2015 | 09:10 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by thisMSGgood4me

Suction as much of the coolant from the tank as you can, disconnect hoses, remove old tank, install new tank, reconnect hoses and refill tank with coolant. No need to "bleed the system."

Pretty simple and fast job.

Jan 25, 2015 | 08:40 PM

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Changed the reservoir today. When I took it out, I noticed an electrical connection under the tank, but it was not connected to anything. Is this from the early years when a sensor was connected to the tank?

Jan 25, 2015 | 09:10 PM

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97 and 98 had an electrical connection for a low coolant sensor. That was eliminated in 99 as I recall. If the tank you removed had that connector it was NOT the original tank if your car is an 03 as your profile indicates.... Perhaps a previous owner cheaped out and replaced the OEM tank with an early year used tank when the OEM tank failed..

Yes, mine is a 2003. The tank was original, as it was identical to the one I bought. The connector was not connected to anything, just laying on the frame portion under the tank. It was white, if that makes any difference.