Surge Tanks

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TDJohn
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Re: Surge Tanks

Post by TDJohn »

Dwayne,

Is your friend willing to build more of these tanks?

I and I'm sure some others on this group would like to upgrade to a good quality tank like you have.
If there is enough demand for this tank, maybe a bulk purchase could be arranged, where your friend could build a bunch of them in one shot?

Let me know your thoughts.
John
'95 Serengeti, Cummins C8.3-300
Allison 6spd.
stuplich@ymail.com
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Re: Surge Tanks

Post by stuplich@ymail.com »

Trekker01 wrote: Mon Feb 17, 2020 6:09 pm Have seen earlier discussions for replacement surge tanks. My Sahara has the original Ford (Motorcraft?) surge tank, which in the Ford world was used on the 1980-2000 (give or take) F600, F70i0, and F800 series medium duty trucks. Ford dealers can get me a plastic replacement just like the original, but there are/were a few sources for suige tanks that were made of either steel or aluminum. One Beaver had made is shown on Amazon, but out of stock and maybe discontinued, or at least no longer available from Beaver. Another out of aluminum apparently made by a radiator shop in Tennessee, and a steel one in Michigan. Pricing seems to run from around $180 for plastic, $231 for aluminum, to something over $400 for steel. Any other options out there?
Has anyone replaced their surge tank (the Ford equivalent) with a metal surge tank in the past couple years, and can comment about their experience with a metal tank, and specifically if the coolant level window is visible from the back end of the coach.
Gary
On the steel tank from Beaver there are two welded in 1/2 inch NPT site glass "bungs" ... (you put the coolant site glass in either side ... and a plug in the unused opening).
I suggest you contact the seller of any other tank and inquire about their site glass location(s).

NOTE: the original Ford p/n F6HZ-8A080-B .
(Here's one: https://www.tdeviagro.com/index.php?mai ... _id=127103)
Mel
'96 Sahara 3530, mine since '01
250 hp 3126 Cat, MD3060 Allison
Knollibe
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Location: Garden Grove calif

Re: Surge Tanks

Post by Knollibe »

I had tried to get him to make more. This was a favor. Any welder that can weld aluminum can do.
1 ea 28” 6” aluminum pipe
1 ea flat plate for ends
2 ea 1/4” pipe alum weld fittings
1 ea 1” pipe “”. “”
2 ea 1/2” pipe.alum weld fittings
2 ea sight glass from amazon or summit
1 ea radiator aluminum weld fitting
1 1” pipe barbed fitting
1 1/4” x 3/8” pipe to barb
2 flat plates to mount tank on old tank mounts.
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Dwayne
1996 safari Sahara since 2010
Chev Colorado zr2 toad, electric pedego bikes.
3rd motorhome.
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