{"id":50891,"date":"2017-03-01T09:56:54","date_gmt":"2017-03-01T14:56:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/?p=50891"},"modified":"2017-03-01T09:56:54","modified_gmt":"2017-03-01T14:56:54","slug":"coolant-recovery-tank-1989-ford-e250","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/2017\/03\/coolant-recovery-tank-1989-ford-e250","title":{"rendered":"Coolant Recovery Tank 1989 Ford E250 Van 5.6 Liter Engine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-51029\" src=\"\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/1989-ford-e250.jpg\" alt=\"1989 Ford E250\" width=\"531\" height=\"222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/1989-ford-e250.jpg 531w, https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/1989-ford-e250-300x125.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 531px) 100vw, 531px\" \/>Did my vehicle come with a coolant recovery tank? There is a long tube from the radiator that looks original but no tank. If yes, would a universal overflow tank do the trick? Thank you.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>RESPONSE<\/p>\n<p>Yes and Yes.<\/p>\n<h3>Coolant Recovery Tank &#8211; Overflow Tank<\/h3>\n<p>One of the most common, if not THE most common, problems associated with trailer towing is engine overheating. If you have a cooling system without an expansion tank, you&#8217;ll definitely need to get an aftermarket expansion tank kit, preferably one with at least a 2 quart capacity. These kits are easily installed on the radiator&#8217;s overflow hose, and come with a pressure cap designed for expansion tanks.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-51030 size-full\" src=\"\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/1989-ford-e250-coolant-recovery-tank.gif\" alt=\"Coolant Recovery Tank 1989 Ford E250\" width=\"770\" height=\"535\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did my vehicle come with a coolant recovery tank? There is a long tube from the radiator that looks original but no tank. If yes, would a universal overflow tank do the trick? Thank you. RESPONSE Yes and Yes. Coolant Recovery Tank &#8211; Overflow Tank One of the most common, if not THE most common,&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/2017\/03\/coolant-recovery-tank-1989-ford-e250\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Coolant Recovery Tank 1989 Ford E250 Van 5.6 Liter Engine<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11324,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1,5],"tags":[11420,10285],"class_list":["post-50891","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-auto-repair-questions","category-ford","tag-coolant-recovery-tank","tag-e250"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50891","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11324"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50891"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50891\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50891"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50891"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50891"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}