Coolant overflow tank on 1999 F53 V10
I have a 1999 Ford F53 V10 under a 1998 Winnebago Itasca. Late Friday in Circle, North Dakota (in the middle of nowhere) my coolant over flow reserve tank sprang a leak. A local mechanic tried to se...
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When my F53 coolant expansion tank let go, it lost about 1 pint of coolant every mile. (hot and under -16 lb pressure) From Circle, Montana to Marion, Indiana is about 1,100 miles. The cooling system holds about 8 gallons and needs at least 5 to work, . . . . marginally. Hummmmmm. Do the math.
If the OP's tank cracked similar to mine, (common pattern failure) it sprays out under pressure, in the turbulent airstream, from the bottom towards the rear of the tank.
The problem with using adhesives in this application is that coolant is kind of greasy/slippery and generally unfriendly to most adhesives especially when applied to a hot, flexible, expansive, and now permeable surface. Some have had success using a soldering iron (heat welding) with hairline fractures but not with spider cracking. Large areas of the tank are failing.
The V10 will go into "limp mode" if it overheats, but, you'll be driving at up to +-40 mph if it does.
Good luck!
Chum lee
If the OP's tank cracked similar to mine, (common pattern failure) it sprays out under pressure, in the turbulent airstream, from the bottom towards the rear of the tank.
The problem with using adhesives in this application is that coolant is kind of greasy/slippery and generally unfriendly to most adhesives especially when applied to a hot, flexible, expansive, and now permeable surface. Some have had success using a soldering iron (heat welding) with hairline fractures but not with spider cracking. Large areas of the tank are failing.
The V10 will go into "limp mode" if it overheats, but, you'll be driving at up to +-40 mph if it does.
Good luck!
Chum lee
