New Surge Tank

[Pat Long]

Finally got around to finishing my New surge tank.  The old plastic one had begun to leak I decided it was time to assemble and get it installed.  I built it out of 5052 1/8" aluminum and took that material to a relative that has a sheer and break for the main components, bought the weld in bungs on eBay, and then had a friend Tig weld it.  Just installed it yesterday

[Chuck Jackson]

Great job! That oughta last a little longer than the plastic one...and looks better too!

[Jerry Carr]

That looks great, if anyone (not as handy) needs a tank BCS has new metal tanks made and available I am not sure of the cost and they are not as shinny as yours.

[Gerald Farris]

Pat,
Since you new tank does not have a sight glass, and due to its location, it can be inconvenient to difficult to check the coolant level, I would recommend that you add a coolant recovery tank to the system. http://beaveramb.org/forum/index.php/topic,4768.msg35654.html#msg35654

Gerald

[Pat Long]

Gerald,    I do have the sight glass installed in  the front of the tank you can see it in the first reply, its the bottom pic under the fill cap.  Also I have added the overflow tank when I first purchased the coach.  Originally the coach did not have one installed so I added that to the engine compartment., that too can be seen behind the rear camera wash reservoir in the pic left side

[Keith Moffett Co-Admin]

Very nice job Pat.

[Pat Long]

Yeah,   My old plastic one has started to leak just a small amount and summer is coming so I decided to finish the build.   All materials was around $100.00.  I have heard about the metal ones being sold have a problem with rusting and being made in China, don't know for sure and besides I like to build things and be independent.