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Your cart is empty.Need to add or replace a coolant recovery system to your engine? This popular universal kit is made in the USA and comes with all the necessary pieces for an easy installation, including a durable accumulator bottle, cap, hang basket with mount holes, overflow tube, tube clamps, washers and mounting clips. Thousands of satisfied customers have found this useful for adding or modifying recovery systems on cars and trucks, boats, motor homes, and potentially anything else that overflows liquid coolant that needs to be returned to the cooling system.
Customer
2025-09-06 10:49:47
I just installed this in my 60's classic car, where no overflow existed. This bolted right in and looks great. I've seen some reviewers mention the hose and clamps are not good enough. I believe they're wrong. First, this is a no pressure, overflow, meaning the hose and clamps wont see anymore pressure when the engine is running vs shut off. Secondly, the hose clamps fit VERY snug also anyway. I had to use some lubricate to help me slide them on without hurting or breaking anything. In this kind of low pressure application, these style hose clamps are more than acceptable. The hose looks fine also. Thick, clear plastic tubing. I don't expect any failures anytime soon.This looks good installed by the factory plastic washer fluid reservoir and kinda looks like it could have come from the factory with this too. It doesn't look out of place, even with a painted and highly detailed, full dressed in polished aluminum accessories 429ci sitting there. It's not an attractive piece, just functional. It doesn't distract either though, just like the washer fluid.Now I wont just loose coolant on the ground every time I shut the engine down, and risk the system getting low. So silly how they used to have no overflow catch cans back in the day. A must add on for any classic car without one. Great value for the money.As a side note, I like dormans small version also. Installed one on my wood chipper many years ago. It's been working great since also. I don't like everything made by this brand, but the majority of things I found acceptable. When it comes to their overflow tanks though, there's no need to spend anymore on something else. These will do the job and last for many issue free years. I expect at least a decade out of this, and will probably get two or even more.
big red dog
2025-08-28 12:00:58
easy to mount and works well
David W. Collins
2025-08-24 12:22:05
It's a great aftermarket recovery tank kit. Has everything you need an a few extras with it too. I used it to replace the broken tank on my Freight Liner Step Van. And it has a Cummins Turbo Diesel in it. Will work fine on other vehicles just check the dimensions of the tank in the kit and then measure the area where you want to install it. It comes with a really long attachment hose so location should not be an issue for you.
Mitch Naranjo
2025-08-19 14:31:41
Sized right to fit in tight spaces
Bhill671
2025-07-29 13:57:42
Not bad for the price; however I opted to use soft copper tubing instead of the provided vinyl tube between the radiator and lower tank bung, then used the provided vinyl on the top overflow connector.The instructions say to get it as high as the hood allows (really it should be as high as the top of the radiator), but on my old Ford truck this isn't really an option.I managed to gain some extra height and utilize the contoured mounting surface by carefully bending one of the mounting brackets downward about 90 degrees (see pictures). I expected the thing to break, however it wasn't brittle, didn't break, and still seems plenty sturdy. Overall I am happy with this purchase. :-)
ARK
2025-07-11 18:19:17
My 1960s classic car was not built with an overflow tank. As a result, it would puke a little bit of antifreeze on my garage floor after driving on the hottest days of summer. It wasn't overheating; that's just how the old system worked. I easily installed this tank in an evening, and now there is no more mess on my floor. An added benefit is that my car now runs a little cooler because the radiator is always completely full. A closed system is better for the environment, too. It isn't "concours" correct, but it's easily removed, and the two screw holes aren't noticeable.
Brian H
2025-06-18 17:12:50
So far no leaks and works good. Did find on Dorman website Holding Tank Capacity is 1 Quart.
Jason D.
2025-05-14 18:59:37
I used this as a replacement reservoir on a 2005 Toyota tundra.
A.Andreychuk
2025-05-07 11:00:24
Really nice thing about it is that the top two bolt mount points can be easily bent back and forth so it can match stock bolt holes. Bolted straight up into the old hino, worked great. 10/10
Jeff Maher
2025-04-28 10:42:05
I recently purchased the 54002 to replace a old and damaged unit on my classic ford. The new one is identical to the old one. Outstanding value. Thank you!
WarmInWinter
2025-04-22 14:53:30
This tank is the identical replacement for my 1992 Monaco motorhome's generator. I looked all over creation to find one and I thought Id have to custom make something. Cant believe that Amazon sells it. In case anyone else is looking the patent number on the tank actually says its a Mercruiser OEM part. Slipped it into place and hooked up the hose in 15 seconds and Im good to go now!
Jez Dace
2025-04-15 11:58:05
Works great. I used this to replace the smaller Dorman horizontal style bottle that was installed on my jet boat that would leak when running temp n 2 guys on one side of the boat
Rocky
2025-01-30 20:22:07
Good purchase that worked good to remove the air in the car coolant system but had i seen the special funnel with adapters i would have went with that i think. But this one served its purpose
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