Hey so I took some picks of my setup.


I highlighted the hose routes that I added.


This is a close up of the 3/8" to 1/2" adapter that I used to connect to the hose on the bottom of the coolant tank to the one under the radiator cap.


I just looped the hoses that connected to the top and bottom of the bottle with a new 5/8" hose that way there isn't hot coolant going in the heater core 24/7.


This is how I first had the bottle set up and for some odd reason after driving the majority of the coolant that was in the bottle would be gone. I then experimented by doing this:


and I have concluded by watching the coolant while the engine is running, the loss of coolant was due to how the coolant would fill up in the bottle and slowly pour out the hose. I then shoved a bolt inside the little nozzle and the coolant has stayed at the the same height since doing so. I also untwisted the bottles cap a little so pressure would be able to vent out like a regular open system's cooling bottle is.

 

coolant should of been coming in thru top tube going into motor from bottom hose

 

Yes but now since I added the tee the coolant will be "pushed up" into the bottle when it gets hot and then "sucked down" once the coolant and engine begins to cool off again.

 

I was confused about the t and the cap. I didn't think the T system was bi-flow. ... But my resevoir seems to be empty as of late. Thanks for the photos!

As a recap. I placed an inline rad fil. Swapped cracked bottle from another car (hose from inline T goes to top potion of bottle) and replaced heater lines w single hoses going from heater core tO block.

I believe the condition was due to a constantly stuck closed t stat. Replacing as soon as parts arrive

 

What did you do to the nipple on the right of the bottle? Left it open?

 

First, always listen to Freedgr, he "knows things", second what is the problem you are trying to remedy?

I don't leave much in my bottle. That air is the only place for the normal expansion from heat to compress air. If it's more than 1/2 full, what's gonna give when your temp gets around boiling? I'd rather it just compressed that air, instead of blowing or bleeding off somewhere.

 

Prognosis:
All new hoses, new pump, new rad, inline rad fill cap, spare bottle w hose on bottom portion leading to nipple on inline rad fill cap.

After I replaced the pump, the rad blew on me. The heater lines were still intact w the heater core and it turned out that was the issue. T stat was not even there. Apparently there was. Leak from the vaporater or clog that caused an over heat. With all mentioned on first line, she cruises as around 210 constantly. Thanks everyone for the help!!!!!!