Radiator overflow bottles

**the ski man** · 19-05-2011, 06:03 PM

hi all,

im hoping to get some direction from the oracles as to what radiator overflow bottle my HZ should have been fitted with.

RSP stock this one:

my good mates at the wrecking yard let me have a snoop out the back and find the factory bracket to mount this bottle on the inner wheel arch above the battery.

im not sure if the bottle above is correct (it seems like its just a re-printed windscreen washer bottle)

can someone please confirm or deny if this bottle and its location are correct for my 77 hz?

Ski Man

**jennie285** · 19-05-2011, 06:23 PM

ski man now doing research I don't think there is a over flow tank to 253 manual or some guru might provide correct answer .i think 202 auto did have tank.now reading cattle dog.

**ozbox** · 19-05-2011, 06:25 PM

mainly seen on a/c 253/308 prems and statos but can be retro fitted if your not worried about correct and like to know the money put into the motor is gunna be safe..yes that bottle is right ..or close enough.:Chin:

**the ski man** · 19-05-2011, 06:32 PM

the blokes at my wreckers had said there were two bottles.

the one for A/C was a tall thin one that sat behind the grille apparently. either way, of the 20 or so HJ-Z's they had in the yard we could only find two brackets. and none of the cars had overflow bottles still on them.

Oz being i'll inevitably end up doing a factory AC installation this one is fine? is there even another sort?

Originally Posted by jennie285

ski man now doing research I don't think there is a over flow tank to 253 manual or some guru might provide correct answer .i think 202 auto did have tank.now reading cattle dog.

my van has a radiator with an overflow tube so im leaning toward doing the correct thing and putting a bottle on it instead of letting it boil out onto the road.

Ski Man

**ozbox** · 19-05-2011, 06:37 PM

the other one they are talking about is aftermarket..the bracket and bottle we are talking about and in the pics is correct..

**the ski man** · 19-05-2011, 06:59 PM

Awesome, Thanks Oz

**TwoTees** · 19-05-2011, 07:42 PM

Is this the bracket in this pic?
This is a HZ ute currently on evilbay

I have been thinking of doing a similar thing.
Does anyone have one they want to sell? Greg?

----------Updated-----------
I do have a wb type bottle with the washer bottle to swap if interested, like this but original
http://www.rarespares.net.au/rarespa...oduct=92003705

**Absinth** · 19-05-2011, 08:31 PM

The radiator overflow bottle was fitted to 1979 model HZ Sandmans..... the ones with Commodore trim codes...

**agr071** · 19-05-2011, 09:04 PM

I've got one of those brackets. It was on the HZ when i bought it.
Bottle was R/S though, so it was chucked (i think).

**jennie285** · 19-05-2011, 09:05 PM

[QUOTE=Absinth;18343]The radiator overflow bottle was fitted to 1979 model HZ Sandmans..... the ones with Commodore trim codes...[QUOTE]

Well that clarifies why our original Sandman didn't have one, and our 1980 HZ wagon had one, I remember filling the Reservoir bottle and not the radiator...the strange things you remember...:errf:

So Ski-man Rodney doesn't think it would be standard in your vehicle...