2 Coolant Expansion Tanks on 82 Spider 2000?

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radionovember

2 Coolant Expansion Tanks on 82 Spider 2000?

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So I have an 82 Spider 2000 FI and the other night i noticed the temp gauge starting to get close to the red while it was idling for a bit. I could also smell a little coolant. So I shut it off and opened the hood. I'm assuming the expansion tank is the tank closest to the firewall with coolant in it but I also have another tank with coolant up by the radiator. That one had a chip out of it on the side and it looked like some coolant had drained down so I'm assuming that's the source of the coolant smell.

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Radiator is full and so is the tank by the firewall. The front tank is only about 1/3 full because of the chip. To be honest, I've never seen a car with 2 expansion tanks. Is that what this is up front? It might be a dumb question and I'm definitely not a car expert... just trying to understand whats going on under this hood. Thanks guys...
So Cal Mark

Re: 2 Coolant Expansion Tanks on 82 Spider 2000?

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windshield washer reservoir
radionovember

Re: 2 Coolant Expansion Tanks on 82 Spider 2000?

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Holy Heck! Are you serious?! So some genius before me filled the windshield washer reservoir with antifreeze. Well, I'm glad I haven't used that feature yet. Thanks, Mark. Is there an easy way to drain that sucker or should I just pull it off and empty it out? Ahhhh, ya know, forget it... I'll figure it out. Thanks again-
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