Can anyone tell me when buying a new radiator cap do i want Recovery or non recovery?
Location: Brisbane. QLD. Australia
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Can anyone tell me when buying a new radiator cap do i want Recovery or non recovery?
Location: Leonardtown, MD
Posts: 9,006
My VIN: 03572
We don't have a recovery system. That would need a tank hosed to the current overflow hose so it would suck back any overflow. Those systems have no air gap in the cooling system.
Location: Burnsville MN-Moving to Kalispell MT. in June 20111
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My VIN: 2691
why not?
Location: Taylors SC
Posts: 5,326
My VIN: (former)05429
Club(s): (DMWC) (DCUK)
Why no air gap? Because they are allowed to overflow into the reservoir bottle when hot and pull the coolant back in when it's cooler. That's why the radiator on modern cars should be full, and the overflow tank be half full. The DeLorean header tank is pressurized so it needs the expansion room inside the tank.Originally Posted by SS Spoiler
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