Radiator overflow

[OldRedFord]

Did our trucks have a catch can for coolant overflow?

[Fordtastic]

my 72 doesnt.. it just has a hose that runs down the side of the radaitor that dumps to the ground.. i believe a 73 i owned and a 69 was the same way. i could be wrong though.

[fordman]

it was an option i think. maybe only on certain years. it is a rare item to find if you find one on one of these trucks. i do know that.

[68_250]

My 71 F100 has one
My 68 F 250 dose not.

[knightfire83]

I added one to the left of the radiator from a parts vehicle.  It keeps the radiator completely topped off instead of being an inch or so above the cores.  

[FORDification]

I don't think many light-duty trucks came with them, but the medium-duties (F600/850) had them. Since the radiator support is basically the same, many people just grab those and bolt them on. Here's what they look like:

[OldRedFord]

Thanks Keith!.

Ill keep a look out at the junk yards.

This is a possibility....

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/SUM-G ... mage=large

[austin]

i used a nos energy drink bottle as and overflow bottle it looks cool too

[Sam I Am]

I used an old antifreeze jug.
Poke a hole in the cap slightly bigger than the hose so it can vent air.
I used a very thick zip tie to attach mine to the radiator support.
It looks ghetto but it works great.

[68_250]

I used an old antifreeze jug.
Poke a hole in the cap slightly bigger than the hose so it can vent air.
I used a very thick zip tie to attach mine to the radiator support.
It looks ghetto but it works great.

Did the same thing in my F250.

[mk]

Don't know what it is about this area but over the last twenty years I've lucked into 5 original jugs at the same wrecker, all on F100s -F250s. Never seen them anywhere else.



mike

[fordman]

its a candian overflow bottle conspiracy.

[mk]

Well, at least two made it back across the medicine line...  
one to Tennessee and one to Nebraska



mike

[FORDification]

Well, at least two made it back across the medicine line...  

mike

Yep, the bottle in the first pic in my post above was one of them that defected.