I've read all the posts I can find on the subject and think I've decided to put a similar looking plastic bottle in place of the washer jar on my 70. With this location being on the drivers' side, will I have a problem sucking the coolant back to the rad all that distance?
Coolant recovery
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It won't have any problem pulling coolant back out of the tank. I had the same setup with my 66 (AFCO radiator with cap on pass side. I ran the line down the pass side of radiator, under the rad and back up to the tank. It worked fine. I now have an Alumitech with the overflow line on the drivers side so the line is much shorter now.
I installed a polished aluminum cylinder that coolant overflow enters in from the bottom, and can be recovered. If the cylinder fills to capacity, there is a relief tube the exits at the top that will (environmentalists turn away) dump coolant on the ground just like the old days.
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jegs sells a nice fabricated aluminum overflow tank for about $40. looks real nice, especially with my fab'd alum valve covers 
you can just about put an overflow bottle anywhere and it'll work. make sure your cap is a two way, most are.
you can just about put an overflow bottle anywhere and it'll work. make sure your cap is a two way, most are.
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