Radiator overflow

[maeserik]

Indeed i used an mb fender, at the moment we did the restoration.
(m38 fenders ore cj3a fenders are not easy to become here in Belgium)
The mb fender was from a Hotchkiss French mb clone.
Afterwards i had to use some old stuff from the original heavy damaged m38 left fender to make a lookalike starting with the mb fender, but we forgot to remove the headlightmount, we discovered it when painting the whole thing...

Maybi in the future i will remove it some day...

Erik

[Hawkshadow]

Reviving an old thread as I found that one of the dealers is selling new "surge tank" kits that mount on the grill. I've seen them on MBs but not as many M38s.

https://www.kaiserwillys.com/vehicle/50 ... -m38-m38a1

[southpw]

Yikes! $299 US?

[4x4M38]

Yes,
That is the desert surge tank kit for the WWII jeeps.

[wesk]

Easy and simple thing to set up. Stop at your salvage yard and buy a used plastic overflow bottle from any vehicle that looks like it will fit where you want to put it on your jeep. Then just run a new piece of hose from the overflow tube on the radiator to your new overflow reservoir.

Or just go to your local auto parts store and buy a universal coolant recovery kit.


$17.99 at o'Reilly's


$15.99 at O'Reilly's

http://www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/searc ... /C0331.oap

[timjuhl]

FWIW - I would think it is very unusual for the radiator to overflow. I've never seen anything drip out of mine. If it does overflow, it may be because it is overfilled. The elderly radiator guru that I take my radiators to is quick to point out that they should only be filled until the top of the tubes are submerged slightly. To quote, "You gotta leave room for expansion." The radiator only uses a 4 psi cap so there shouldn't be much pressure in the system. My Jeep runs nice and cool whether it's 50 or 90° outside.