In a message dated 6/27/2005 11:55:52 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
atlasyts@bellsouth.net writes:
Boats have
accumulators in their fresh water systems to prevent the pressure switch on
the pump from cycling. It is basicaly a metal container with opening on the
bottom connected to the pressure side. The air can never be purged and acts as
a spring to smooth out the pressure pulses.
Buly
It is an accumulator.
Used in thousands of hydraulic systems.
The RX-2 and RX-3 had this setup. I use it on the race car since the 80s. I
use an RX-2 bottle, but many different bottles will work fine.
You put the bottle abiout 1/3 full of coolant, and run the engine
through a few heat cycles. The tank will be empty of coolant and the engine will
be empty of air.
I have a shrader valve in my bottle, so I can charge the bottle to the cap
reliefe pressure before I start the engine.
The bottle can be anywhere. Mine is on the floor of the car with 4 feet of
hose to connect to the top of the radiator. The pressure cap on the radiator has
no guts in it.
Works great.
Lynn E. Hanover