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Gerald Farris:
The surge tank on many Beaver coaches in the late 90's to the 2002 or 2003 age range is a Ford tank that cracks often. The Ford part number is F6HZ-8A080-B and it measures app. 3 1/2" deep, 6" wide, and 27" long. At the Indio rally there were 3 coaches with cracked tanks. My 2000 Marquis uses this tank, and I have had to replace it twice with the last one lasting only 2 years.

Since my coach had a 13 pound pressure cap on the tank, and the coach never reaches a temperature that would boil coolant in a 7 pound system, I changed my pressure cap to a 7 pound cap to reduce the likelihood of another tank failure.

Gerald

 

Roger Baldwin:
We had to replace ours as well in our 2001 Patriot.  We found one at Northwest Supply in Oregon.  I don't know if they have any left, but good to know the Ford part number, we may buy one and keep on board as a back-up as it sounds like this may happen again.
Thanks,
Roger

Gerald Farris:
If you have a 13-15 pound pressure cap now, and replace it with a 7 pound pressure cap, I think your tank failure rate will be minimal.

Gerald

Bruce Benson:
I replaced my tank 18 months ago.  I was told by a small Ford car dealer that the Ford depot in Phoenix had 32 on the shelf at that time.  The Ford truck dealer in El Paso had 3 until I bought one of them.  It sounds like they turn these over pretty fast.  

I don't know that it would be a part that I would carry with.  I think you can get them overnight from most Ford dealers and probably off the shelf at a Ford (now Sterling) Truck dealer.  When mine failed it seeped.  I am sure that the pressure was not where it should have been with the leak but the coolant loss was minimal and I drove hundreds of miles with it like that.

Just know that you can get them from Ford and do not go through Monaco for double the price and a possible three week wait.  

George H. Wall:
I was asked by a local Ford dealer the amount of $214.00 for this surge tank. Is that the going price?? Seems excessively HIGH for this item. THANKS!!!

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