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Sep 27, 2015

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 seal the tank with epoxy but after leaving there the epoxy didn’t hold. I’ve ordered a new tank from Amazon.com for home delivery but for now I’m planning to try some “Eternabond” (I have with me) and hope it will hold until I get back to Indiana. The “Eternabond” says it’s good up to 200 degrees and I think the tank may get hotter than that. If it doesn’t hold does anyone have any another suggestion?

Dave

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  • Leave the cap off and drive carefully to not reach 200F
    Also in the mean time good idea to buy several gallons of distillate water and keep adding that till you put new tank on.