Overflow container detailing

[vince72]

Hey Guys,
Any tricks on cleaning the inside of the coolant overflow container?
The one on my truck could look nicer and has no cracks

 

[fancyTBI]

I’ve seen people use bleach and boiling water to clean them. Another thing you can do is put rice in there with water and shake it around and that will help loosen up anything that might be stuck in a hard to reach spot.

There are videos on YT about this process. My favorite one shows all kinds of methods that don’t work the greatest and they end up just buying a new overflow jug.

I think LMC sells an overflow. @johnckhall just got a new one for his truck.

 

[vince72]

Il check YouTube and see how clean I can get it. Now that I received the washer overflow you shipped me in such good shape, it brings out how bad the coolant overflow is lol

 

[johnckhall]

I’ve seen people use bleach and boiling water to clean them. Another thing you can do is put rice in there with water and shake it around and that will help loosen up anything that might be stuck in a hard to reach spot.

There are videos on YT about this process. My favorite one shows all kinds of methods that don’t work the greatest and they end up just buying a new overflow jug.

I think LMC sells an overflow. @johnckhall just got a new one for his truck.

I purchased my window washer fluid reservoir from LMC. The coolant overflow was a Dorman replacement from Amazon. It's way too easy and cheap to replace with new than to go to the trouble of cleaning. You're removing to clean it, so might as well replace it. Of course , the only exception would be if you wanted to keep everything OEM.

 

[vince72]

Was the fit on the Dorman ok?

 

[johnckhall]

Was the fit on the Dorman ok?

Perfect fit. I repainted the bolts/washers black to make it look a little better. It came with a new top but you had to reuse the vent/overflow tubing.

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[someotherguy]

Man call me picky but I hate that they put the Dorman logo right there on the front!!

That right there would have me picking the SKP.. few bucks cheaper, no Dorman logo.

What's funny is most of the listings for the Dorman must have an older picture as there's no logo on the tank, just their watermark on the pic.

Richard

 

[1998_K1500_Sub]

Any tricks on cleaning the inside of the coolant overflow container?

I stick the business-end of a high-pressure washer into the fill hole and give 'em the beans

Use soap, wax and spot-free rinse at your discretion.

 

[Scooterwrench]

I poured about a 1/4 cup of muriatic acid and about a pint of water in mine. Swished it around and rinsed it out thoroughly with water. It doesn't do anything for the normal discoloration but it is clean enough to eat out of.

 

[johnckhall]

Man call me picky but I hate that they put the Dorman logo right there on the front!!

That right there would have me picking the SKP.. few bucks cheaper, no Dorman logo.

What's funny is most of the listings for the Dorman must have an older picture as there's no logo on the tank, just their watermark on the pic.

Richard

I saw that as soon as I opened the box. I wasn't too happy with that either, given how stock/oem I've tried to keep my truck. I could have returned it to Amazon, but I got over it and installed it anyway.