There- I fixed it

[Natster]

This is my truck. I put a new radiator in it. Then, found the overflow bottle had a crack in it. well, oem one was 48$ plus shipping. And, aftermarket were crazy priced too. I finally fd a web site for about 25$ but, in need the truck. Well, I fixed it! If it doesn't melt, or mess up, then I'm gonna leave it like this. My wife said I was "nursing it along".

Nate

 

[svk]

Excellent engineering!

 

[Sandhill Crane]

Been doing general maintenance and fixing stuff for the past several weeks. The main two lately are the quad and it's Thule dump trailer.

I do an annual go over of the quad and change all four fluids. I pull all the body panels off and skid plates to give it a good cleaning and look over. This year an A-arm bolt was loose and found a front universal boot is punctured.

The trailer I tow with the atv is eleven years old. Wiring has been shot for all of two years, and the electic dump consequently didn't work. Shovel in/shovel out. It had a four-way trailer plug plus a three-way plug for the actuator (dump box). Changed it out to a seven-way trailer plug. Not quit done. I need a new up/down switch, and a termination bar for some of the wiring connections to do it right. For now things are soldered/heat shrunk, and some things are wire nutted. The running light, brake light, electric brakes and actuator all function. Which is good because I use it a lot.
The quad is an '06. It has been great, with a log arch, SuperSplit splitter, two trailers, and for a few years a TW-6.

 

[sb47]

Check a junk yard for a used one if that doesn't work out. As long as it holds enough and doesn't melt it should be fine.

 

[rancher2]

Natster Years ago I did something similar. Change motor in a 85 chevy pickup and the overflow tank got cracked during the engine swap. Found it leaking when we got it running and we where leaving town in the morning and I all I had was a empty antifreeze gallon jug drilled a hole in the cap filled it put the hose in zip tied it to the truck and it was still that way 10 years later when the truck got sold.

 

[Sandhill Crane]

The third photo in post #3 shows the trailer tongue shifted over. All the loose wires and connections were in the frame and tongue tubes. I replaced all the frame wiring and used the cheap plastic flex tubing inside the frame. I know nothing about electricity. It was all trial and error. Lots of both, and the dogs weren't much help either. Now to finish it up. Nice handy trailer.

 

[Natster]

I don't expect the nipple on top to last. But, it may last long enough to determine if the bottle can take the heat

 

[Mad Professor]

Is that a bottle for hand milk feeding farm animals?

 

[Natster]

Is that a bottle for hand milk feeding farm animals?

Yes, it's a 1/2 gallon calf bottle.
N

 

[bubmiller]

Yes, it's a 1/2 gallon calf bottle.
N

Most of those handle 180* just fine. It should work.

'Liberals' -- nature's most violent

 

[alleyyooper]

I love to look at rat rods at car shows. So many unique fixes for this and that and other.
This one used a antque fire extingusher for a over flow battle.

Other popular fixes are whisky & wine bottles, Small kerosine cans too.

Al