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Re: What's the average life for coolant expansion tank?
Posted by JohnB (more from JohnB) on Sun, 4 Aug 2002 20:39:16
In Reply to: What's the average life for coolant expansion tank?, KB88900T, Sun, 4 Aug 2002 00:21:08
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I guess it depends on where you live, how hot it is under the hood, what kind of coolant you're using, and how often you stick your elbow on the expansion tank when you're working on changing the oil filter, or even how hard you wrench on the two clamps holding the hoses to the radiator and the cooling system.
Don't laugh...I've seen at least one expansion tank cracked when Booger leaned on the expansion tank cap with his BF elbow while working on something or other....
That being said, I guess they all yellow and embrittle with age, probably around 5-6 years or more if the car runs in the sun and sits in the sun or in NJ where the acid rain adds a tang to the daily commute....
posted by 216.50.16...
Posts in this Thread:
- What's the average life for coolant expansion tank?, KB88900T, Sun, 4 Aug 2002 00:21:08
- Re: What's the average life for coolant expansion tank?, JohnVT, Mon, 5 Aug 2002 13:20:10
- Re: What's the average life for coolant expansion tank?, JohnB, Sun, 4 Aug 2002 20:39:16 <-- Viewing This Message
- 4 yrs is way too short, GregD, Sun, 4 Aug 2002 10:50:38
- Re: What's the average life for coolant expansion tank?, Kevin, Sun, 4 Aug 2002 09:35:12
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