Well that was very helpful and well explained. What a nice job you did on the fabrication of the coolant lines and the overall build. First class all the way.

Super helpful. Setuping up my rear mount setup like yours now. Thanks brotha

Great video, I could see how this could help in a turbo car that runs on the blazing side of toasty.

Hey, I learned something. Thanks for sharing the knowledge.

You have no idea how much you have just helped me solve my Coolant issue. Not because of plumbing or the meaning of the tanks even though i did learn a little here, but the brand that you use has exactly what i need. Thanks Shane!!!

Great video. Covered it all. Will use this info for my race car

Good job on the video man, very interesting setup on that thing!

Best explanation on line!

Thank you for such an excellent explanation.

Very good and helpful info I will be buying a canton expansion tank this week. My question is what radiator cap do I use on the radiator does it need to be at a higher rating than the expansion tank?

I'm ground up on a build. Noticed 190 thermostat opens, trivial coolant flow, however, without an expansion tank and a static overfill tank involved my core Temps climb and spew coolant on the ground. I could better utilize a few liters in hotter climates. In 60*F and below OAT the engine performs well. Bottom line heat is an issue. Thanks for the course!

Thanks for the info. Very helpful.

Great explanation man appreciate it👍👍👍

No point in having both. Just get the expansion and you'll be okay. This guy just likes having stainless steel wherever he can.

Soooo helpful thanks dude your awesome!

Excellent video. Just spent a while researching expansion and overflow tanks to fully understand them for a custom project I'm working on. Your video was one of the best explanations I have seen. Checked out some of your other videos and your channel looks awesome. I subbed and turned on notifications.

Awesome video! Made me subscribe

So with my setup I have the radiator capped off like you and but I have the vent port capped as well. In the upper hose I have a swirl pot that the coolant runs through before returning to the radiator, and an overflow attached to that. If the swirl pot is my highest point and it has a lower pressure cap than the radiator, so I still need to have the radiator vent port plumbed somewhere?

Good explanation👍 is there valve in your radiator cap or is it sealed and nonvalve cap?

Very helpful. Thank you.

How do you burp the air thats in the line from the radiator to the overflow tank?

Hey Shane, Why are there two ports on the top of the recovery tank? Are they both vents? Thanks

Subbed, perfect explanation and easy to follow, thanks (Y)

If you have some time I'd like to pick your brain on some more info on setting up a ls cooling setup to maximize the efficiency .

Great. Thanx for that. Now I understand.

What about tanks that fill from top and syfin back up back to radiator?

How do you vent the recovery tank on top do you connect the lines to something?

how expansion tank reduce coolant temperature ? coz coolant will not flow through radiator and flow from top to bottom hose right?

I purchased a BeCool radiator. The radiator cape is located at a 45 degree angle on the side at the top. This allows air to be trapped in the top 1 inch of the radiator. This does not seem correct, and my truck runs hot and tents to over heat. I believe there is air in the system that I can not get out. How would you solve this problem? Kirk

Hello. How much height above the radiator on the expansion tank?

Where did you get the radiator cap

Hell yeah awesome system

My Be Cool Radiator has a Purge Tank that drains overflow to ground below.

Thanks for the this awesome video, excellent explanation but i have a question, in some cars bottom hose of the expansion tank connects to the heater hose but in your setup it connects to bottom hose of radiator why did you do like that ?

So my radiator works like an expansion tank

what is the civic 1995? BRAZIL!

I send me link for expansion tank plz

Can u run only a recovery tank from the top of the radiator so when it expans it goes straight into the recovry tank and when it cools down it goes back into the radiator

Hi! I just have one question! If i just take off the radiator cap, can air get inside the cooling system?

One question, do the fill the system through the expansion tank or does this system require you to fill through the rad cap. Appreciate the insight!

Hi are those pushlock lines you ran on your coolant lines? My overflow tank and piece coming off the radiator for overflow is not threaded how did you manage to thread them?

my question is, do you fill up from the blank radiator cap or the expansion tank? when you bleed are you bleeding from the radiator or the expansion since the expansion is the highest point. Does the expansion tank need to have a certain amount of fluid in when when bleeding? or do you fill until the radiator is full.

That doesn't make any sense thats what one coolant tank does, then when it cools it suck coolant back into the radiator, no need for both,

I maintain the coolant level till max but I see it overflowing once the car gets heated

So 2 stupid questions and I know this video is a couple years old but I’m hoping for an answer. 1 Wouldn’t you be fine without a recovery tank ? 2 If your recovery tank has air in it and the bottom of that tank feeds back into your system wouldn’t it just put air in the system?

Hi, should my overflow cap be sealed or open to air? Im a little confused thanks. 👍

Question won’t the recovery tank work as an expansion tank as well? Why 2 tanks?

I love that you LS swapped a Mustang. I have absolutely nothing against the Coyote engine or Ford in general, but I ADORE the butthurt from the loyalists that bawl their eyes out at using a different manufacturer's powerplant in a rig. I'd be just as happy if you Coyote swapped a Camaro.

I have a 1970 chevy nova that I will be putting in a ls 6.0 would you guys recommend getting this setup or is this more of a race setup1

Interesting

Can’t you have 2 valve caps in the system! 1 in the rad and 1 in the catch can❓

You got it somewhat wrong. You should plumb the expansion tank into the suction side of the system ie upstream of the water pump. Also I couldn’t see how you’ve got the top of the radiator connected to the ET. But it can’t work properly if it’s on the filler neck with a spring controlled valve. Connection to the top of the rad is ok but not needed since the expansion tank is the high point now. Air will go to the high point.

What I really like about this build is that you used the rubber hose exactly the way it's supposed to be used, as an isolator between hardlines. I've seen similar builds which used rubber the whole way back because it's easier to route. Might as well use garden hose.

First time I have seen someone explain this to the public, but I have not looked for it. Please note for the viewers that coolant is a mixture of anti-freeze and water. Antifreeze does not affect the boiling point of water, otherwise it would be called Anti-boil. The pressure cap, also called a radiator cap, is just that, a pressure cap that changes the boiling point of coolant by 2 1/4 degrees per pound of rating. Using your example of a pressure cap with a rating of up to 25 lbs. will add 56.25 degrees of temp to 212 boiling point, that equal 268.25 degrees F. So, boys & girls, this is why you do not open a pressure cap on a hot engine. You will loose skin. I have seen it once at a car wash because the dude open the hood, and twist the cap off! Look like a volcano! I yelled but too far away and could not watch. BAD! Retired ASE Master Tech.

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So..... wtf is a Surge tank? Or a swirl tank?

So.. how about a firewall video

Damn bro why didn't you go with a different angle AN? That line looks kinked to shit

cant hear

You

Coolant "Catch Can". Coolant 'Recovery Tank", Coolant "Surge Tank", Coolant "Overflow Tank", Coolant "Reservoir Tank". Now explain what a "surge" tank is! Good luck!

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Thank you so much I was confused I thought they were all the same but because of your video I know better I found really cool combo expansion/recovery tanks @cantonracingproducts