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Offline bverboy

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overflow reservoir
« on: September 04, 2017, 03:30:29 PM »
looking for one to fit a 1951  3a willy...  this one is mounted by the neck but not sure if its original or not

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Re: overflow reservoir
« Reply #1 on: September 04, 2017, 07:53:01 PM »
CJ-3As did not have a coolant overflow reservoir. Often times people add one. The radiator cap will also need to be changed to allow an overflow reservoir to operate properly.
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Re: overflow reservoir
« Reply #2 on: September 04, 2017, 08:30:03 PM »
gotcha   thanks

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Re: overflow reservoir
« Reply #3 on: September 05, 2017, 04:11:10 PM »
bverboy, do you have an issue with the radiator overflowing when the engine is hot?

I assume you have an L134?

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