Liberty 4WD V6-3.7L (2009)
Coolant Reservoir: Description and Operation
Description - Non-Pressure System
NON-PRESSURE SYSTEM
This system works on the principal of a closed and completely deaerated system using thermally generated pressure. The bottle acts as a reserve coolant
source to keep air out of the system but must have a specified minimum amount of coolant in the bottle at all times. The expansion and contraction of the
coolant in the pressurized closed coolant loop allows the reserve bottle to accept and give up excess fluid via a hose from the radiator neck. It provides:
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A non-pressurized reserve coolant tank volume for expansion and contraction of coolant.
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A pressurized cap on the radiator. This keeps the main loop of the cooling system at an elevated operating pressure and prevents coolant boiling at
lower temperatures.
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Reserve coolant is included in the non-pressurized tank in enough quantity to account for minor leaks and evaporation or boiling losses, and to
keep the return line back to the radiator full at all times. Failure to do so could allow air to be sucked back into the radiator as the engine and
engine coolant cool down and the coolant volume contracts.
