Canton tank weld failure

[ponyboy03]

My Canton overflow tank bursted at the weld and leaked coolant. Anyone been through this before? I'm calling them tomorrow so I was wondering if they'll replace it. It's about a year old. I heard they may have made them stronger now. The thought of going back to the plastic bottle brings back some bad memories.

 

[Invictus]

What happened with the stock plastic resovoir out of curiosity?

 

[SlowSVT]

Why would reinstalling the plastic tank bring back bad memories when the the metal tank is the one that gave you problems in the first place?

 

[GodStang]

This is Very very very very common!! If yours does not do this I would be surprised. The whole reason I have not added this mod.

 

[ponyboy03]

What happened with the stock plastic resovoir out of curiosity?

The plastic one warped and I didn't find out until I went through a couple different caps and broke down on the side of the road. It was a couple months of h-e-l-l.

 

[ponyboy03]

Ok I called Canton and they are going to replace it. It seems they know about these busting on the Cobra due to a "surge" condition. They said they reinforce it so it will never happen again. Sounds good to me!

 

[Invictus]

Never heard of the plastic one warping, but i'm glad to hear Canton is going to make it right for you! :rockon:

 

[01cobravortech]

Ok I called Canton and they are going to replace it. It seems they know about these busting on the Cobra due to a "surge" condition. They said they reinforce it so it will never happen again. Sounds good to me!

That whole 'surge condition' is a load of crap. I had my Canton crack last year and the replacement they sent had much better welds. Thats the difference. The one I purchased in '06 simply had inferior welds. Have since sold the replacement and I now run the Moroso overflow tank which has superior welds and works with the stock radiator cap. And its priced almost the same.

 

[HISSMAN]

Surge condition ...LOL

 

[TwinTurbo4vGT]

Surge condition ...LOL

:lol::lol:

 

[TERMIN8TR]

surge my ass. i just bought a set of tanks and the welds are total overkill on them

 

[99MustangGTman]

i have a canton tank, they also say not to plug the outlet by the cap, leave it open and just place a hose on it venting down towards the bottom of the car

 

[phillySVT]

My Canton overflow tank bursted at the weld and leaked coolant. Anyone been through this before? I'm calling them tomorrow so I was wondering if they'll replace it. It's about a year old. I heard they may have made them stronger now. The thought of going back to the plastic bottle brings back some bad memories.

glad they arew replacing it