'78 K10 radiator overflow plumbing

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projo198

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Lawson MO
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James
Truck Year
1978
Truck Model
K10
Engine Size
350
PO did not have an overflow tank and the hose attached to the radiator just below the fill shoots coolant out when hot.

I looked up the appropriate tank for my truck but it appears to have 2 inlet/outlets.

Does my truck recover coolant via vacuum through a single hose, or am I looking to tap a return hose to somewhere on the radiator/motor?

Thanks in advance!
 

PrairieDrifter

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Suburban k10, bonanza k10, k30, k20, c10, gmc 1/2ton
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78? Should be a single in line through the top off the overflow tube and a cap. The hose needs to be long enough to touch the bottom of the tank. It does siphon in and out, with temp.
 

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