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donec
05-30-2013, 01:46 PM
How in the world are we supposed to pour coolant into the reservoir? There is no room above the hole and even with a funnel the angle is so steep that my funnels wont work.

NancysToy
05-30-2013, 01:49 PM
I use a long neck funnel. It is also easier if you remove the adjacent body panel.

Jeriatric
05-30-2013, 01:52 PM
Didn't have the proper type funnel the first time so I used one of the extension tubes off my small shop vac. Worked great. It's a military thing.....figure something out and gitterdone.

Scott&Marla
05-30-2013, 01:55 PM
Get a small funnel and a 12" - 15" piece of fuel line hose. Push the hose on the end of the funnel and fish the other end into the over flow tank.

revjvegas
05-30-2013, 02:26 PM
I picked up a funnel with flex hose attached at my local Autozone. Nice thing is it has a twist on/off flow at the funnel base so you can fill the funnel then control what you add from the tube.

boborgera
05-30-2013, 02:44 PM
You guys are lucky, I can't even find the coolant reservoir on my Trike.....:rolleyes: :roflblack:

bullant12
05-30-2013, 02:47 PM
You guys are lucky, I can't even find the coolant reservoir on my Trike.....:rolleyes: :roflblack:

What's coolant and why is there a reservoir?:roflblack::roflblack::roflblack:

boborgera
05-30-2013, 02:54 PM
What's coolant and why is there a reservoir?:roflblack::roflblack::roflblack:


I think 'but i might be wrong, It's there to drip a little green stuff on the floor of your garage to mark your parking spot?:dontknow:

bullant12
05-30-2013, 03:00 PM
I think 'but i might be wrong, It's there to drip a little green stuff on the floor of your garage to mark your parking spot?:dontknow:

Might be... never had the problem!;)

Chupaca
05-30-2013, 04:35 PM
need a flexible hose of some kind at the end of a funnel. Make one, buy one or use your wife's baster...:roflblack:

wyliec
05-30-2013, 04:44 PM
The best 2 suggestions, #2 and #5; have them both. Not so sure putting a hose at the end of the funnel would be a good idea; always that chance of it ending up in the reservoir.

Scott&Marla
05-30-2013, 05:16 PM
The best 2 suggestions, #2 and #5; have them both. Not so sure putting a hose at the end of the funnel would be a good idea; always that chance of it ending up in the reservoir.

:hun:How deep is your overflow tank ???:dontknow:

Bob Ledford
05-30-2013, 05:27 PM
Didn't have the proper type funnel the first time so I used one of the extension tubes off my small shop vac. Worked great. It's a military thing.....figure something out and gitterdone.

HOOAH!

skysoldier
05-30-2013, 07:26 PM
I tried the "flexable hose" thing, but the hoses pinched and restricted the flow. So, I piddled around one day and used two pieces of 1/2" pvc pipe, about 4 in long, 1 piece about 2 in long and two 45 degree angles, attached a funnel to the "contraption" and it worked great. No need to remove all those panels.