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Jan 15, 2008 | 10:41 PM

78'Ranger

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Does anyone know if this era of ford trucks came with a radiator overflow tank? If not would it be any trouble putting some sort of catch can for the radiator overflow line?
Thanks.

Jan 15, 2008 | 10:45 PM

scrapyardking

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Im not shure if they came with them or not (I dont think so) but I put one on my truck and it works good with no trouble.

Jan 15, 2008 | 10:48 PM

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Should I go get one out of a later year ford, or order a catch can out of a performance catalog?

Jan 15, 2008 | 10:52 PM

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I would just get a used one out of the junkyard, save ya some money

Jan 15, 2008 | 11:10 PM

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My 79 Lariat has one that looks to be factory,but I haven't looked at it to hard.On my other trks I just zip tied a gallon antifreeze jug next to the radiator and just ran the over flow hose into it.Some schools of thought are just fill the system cold and when it gets hot whatever it pukes out it sets itself.Not to PC in this day and age

Jan 15, 2008 | 11:11 PM

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mine has one that is factory i believe....it says ford on it: my 79 f150

Jan 16, 2008 | 02:01 AM

ford390gashog

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I have this one installed on my truck BVR4 www.kragen.com just copy and paste that number in the search. It works well.Just make sure to use a radiator cap that supports a coolant tank. Some caps won't allow coolant back in.

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Jan 16, 2008 | 07:23 AM

NumberDummy

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Quote:

Originally Posted by 78'Ranger

Does anyone know if this era of ford trucks came with a radiator overflow tank? If not would it be any trouble putting some sort of catch can for the radiator overflow line?
Thanks.

There's a couple..

D0AZ-8522-A .. Coolant Recovery Kit

Fits everything.

It was a dealer installed option, or could be purchased "over the parts counter" and installed by the owner.

The kit consisted of a whitish plastic reservoir, cap, a radiator cap (that stated: "Do not open"), hose, and mounting hardware.

Then there's this factory installed coolant recovery reservoir.

D1TZ-8A080-A .. Reservoir, Coolant Recovery

Used on: 1971/74: E100/300's & F100/250's with a 240 or 300 engine.

That's all Ford offered 1973/79 for Econolines & F100/350's.

Most of the cars had them....the windshield washer reservoir was divided, part of it contained the washer fluid, the other half was for coolant recovery.

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Jan 16, 2008 | 09:39 AM

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An overflow tank is better that a catch can as it recycles the fluid and keeps the radiator full (no air). I'ts used with a two way radiator cap.

Jan 16, 2008 | 09:41 AM

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If you into function and not looks do what 78F250Supercab said, zip tie a gallon jug next to the radiator. Works good, and cheap.

Jan 16, 2008 | 10:47 AM

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I have one from a 78 Bronco... has a D3TA part #, looked factory installed on the Bronco. No one ever cleared up what it's from, but I figured factory 73-79 trucks.

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a72/psquare75/Truck/100_1587.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a72/psquare75/Truck/100_1589.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a72/psquare75/Truck/100_1620.jpg

Jan 16, 2008 | 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by psquare7575

I'll clear it up for you right now.

I always try to be as thorough as possible when I list parts information!

You have one from a 1973/77 Bronco with a 302 engine.

If it would have been listed for a 1978, it would also have been used in 1979, not only on Bronco's, but F100/350's and mebbe Econolines as well.

NONE are listed for those three, except the ones I listed above.

If you took it off a 1978 Bronco, it wasn't installed there by FoMoCo. It was installed...either by a dealer, or a PO.

Verbatum from the 1973/79 Ford Passenger Car Parts Catalog / Section 80 / Page 13.

RESERVOIR, RADIATOR COOLANT RECOVERY

1973/77: U / 8 / 302 / D3TZ-8A080-A MARKED: D3TE or Z-8C045-AA or AB.

Bronco parts were listed in the 1965/72 & 1973/79 passenger car parts catalogs thru 1979.

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Jan 16, 2008 | 11:48 AM

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Ahh.. I was curious what it was from, thanks! I had always thought the baby Broncos had their own suffix in the parts numbering system. (T=truck, etc). Never even crossed my mind.

Whatever the case, it looks factory, and fits the spot. Maybe they even repro these?

Jan 16, 2008 | 12:10 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by psquare7575

Ford confusion.

1966 = New Bronco comes out, and what does Ford do?

They use the trucks T in the part number prefix (C6TZ), but used a U in the parts catalog to ID the model. Why did they do that? Dunno.

When Econolines came out in 1961, Ford listed them under E in the parts catalog, but used a U in the prefix (C1UZ). Why?

1958/60 Edsel...used both an E in the part number prefix and was ID'd as such in the parts catalogs.

There was supposed to be a 1961 Edsel...not the previous full sized car, but a compact version.

At the last minute, Ford changed the 1961 Edsels name to: COMET.

Comet: K in the p/n prefix (C1KY), C for the parts catalog ID.

Part number prefix: Last digit is a Z for Ford parts, Y for L/M parts.

More Ford confusion: The Y parts can be used either on Fords or L/M's...except (usually) on body parts.