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Old 08-22-2007, 10:25 AM
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Default Where to connect coolant crossover line?

Where do I connect the coolant crossover line(under the intake/in front)? My radiator doesn't have any extra fittings to connect to and I don't think my water pump does either(truck pump). Do I run it to a catch can or block it off? I'm not sure where it's supposed to be going. Thanks.
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It needs to go to a high spot in the pressurised cooling system.
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So I should tap my radiator(in a high spot) and install a fitting to connect it to?
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Other options are:

Tee' into the upper Radiator hose
Tee' into the Heater hose
tap the flat spot on the water pump and connect there.
Add a fitting to the radiator neat the top of the tank (no you cannot (edit, sorry, typo) connect to the purge/overflow tank or the fitting on the Radiator cap)

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The radiator is fine as are the suggestions that bczee made. The overflow will not work.
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I drilled and tapped the top of the water pump and mine works fine.
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I think I'll tap the radiator. Thanks for the help ya'll.
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I teed into the heater hose, have put 1000 miles on it with no issue...



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