Re: [DML] Re: Question about steel bottle

[Richard Strecker <dmc1219@xxxx>]

First you hear a loud POP, then you look in the rearview mirror & all you see is a cloud
of steam. Then you see the temperature gauge head for the ceiling. By that time
everyone is looking at you like they expect the car to disappear into the future, but
alas, you just coast to the berm of the freeway. Say a few choice words & call AAA.

Once things have calmed down you can actually repair the bottle IF it has split along the
seam. Some good marine epoxy and a couple of 10" SS hose clamps. It doesn't look stock
but it holds water!!!

If it doesn't kill you, it makes you stronger..

daveswingle2 wrote:

> Actually that brings up another question. It is often stated that it
> is important to change the header bottle becaust the plastic one
> fails. I've seen dozens/hundreds(?) of these, and they often look
> pretty bad (yellow, "crazed"), but I've never actually heard first-
> hand of someone who's had one fail under operation. This system is
> commonly used on other euro cars of the same era (notably BMW/SAAB)
> and it is not common on those cars to consider this a must-replace
> item.
>
> Just wondering if anyone on the list has really, first-hand, seen one
> of these fail.
>
> Dave Swingle (Yes - changed mine to a SS bottle too - and still have
> a perfectly good but slightly yellow plastic one around here
> somewhere)
>
> --- In dmcnews@xxxx, "jtrealtywebspannet" <jtrealty@xxxx> wrote:
> > The "standard" metal bottle sold by the venders comes in S/S or
> > aluminum. It is approximatly the same size. ---
>
> ----
> > I replaced mine not for looks but because the origional header
> bottle
> > ages and cracks.
> > David Teitelbaum
> > vin 10757
>
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