Re: Plastic Header Bottle question

[jtrealty@xxxx]

There never was an official recall on the header bottle. It is just 
that after 20+ years many owners have seen them split or crack with 
the resulting loss of coolant. In light of this there is now a source 
producing aluminum and stainless steel replacements. If you decide to 
replace I recomend adding an overflow bottle so you can see the fluid 
level without having to remove the pressure cap like on other modern 
cars.
David Teitelbaum
vin 10757



--- In dmcnews@xxxx, jus4sho@xxxx wrote:
> Regarding the recall on the plastic header bottles: Can someone tell 
me why 
> the plastic bottles weren't sufficient for the the Delorean? Was it 
just a 
> defective design of the Delorean's specific bottle? How exactly did 
they 
> fail? I ask because I've seen many other cars that utilize plastic 
bottles. 
> (Presurized, like the D.) 
> 
> Part of my project will involve relocation and replacement of the 
bottle and 
> I'd like a little background on the plastic bottle problem.
> 
> Thanks,
> Steve 
> VIN 2650 ("Project Delorean")
> www.angelfire.com/md2/projectdelorean