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Jim@HiTek

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Posted: 01/16/18 01:27pm

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After months of preparation, I went ahead and changed out the surge tank in my diesel pusher with Freightliner chassis. It was definitely weeping as I had antifreeze tracks on a bracket below the tank.

This is what the surge tank looks like:

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It took me far too long, over 6 hours. But I learned a trick, a trick that would have simplified the tank removal so much that I don't think it would have taken more than 3 hours if I'd known about it beforehand. Even at my working snails pace. All that was was to remove the plate between the rad and the roof. Just 3 bolts, though one is hard to get to on the side of the rad. Once loose, the plate can be pulled away from the engine compartment for access to the mounting bolts for the tank.

A real mechanic would undoubtedly have figured out how to do it much faster than I did, but the several reports by forum members I've read never mentioned that one thing that makes the job much easier.

So because of that, I'm linking my blog post about the job so anyone else who has the tank with it's propensity for leaking and early failure might learn from my experience: Surge Tank replacement article...

Let me know what you think...

* This post was edited 01/16/18 03:02pm by Jim@HiTek *

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Posted: 01/16/18 02:31pm

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why not just post the trick
its all right to have video blog etc..
but if your going make a post, put the info here
members can go watch the vblog if they choose
this site is too help members
NOT re-direct traffic

sorry but, seeing a lot of this and its anoying

when i did mine i posted the info and the pictures
yes i know photo bucket "screwed us all"
but you could still put the verbal description
those interested would probably still visit your link to see the video and image content of the how to

I can explain it to you.
But I Can Not understand it for you !
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