Reservoir Mount help

Dirt700 · Mar 5, 2018

I know closer is better. I have a a spot right above the pump, but the fittings are to close. I can get some push lock, instead of the hydraulic fittings and save some room. I can also put it closer to the outside of frame, but I would need to bend a bar over it to help protect it. The easiest option it to mount it closer to the cab, but it would have about a 2ft run of hose.

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Dirt700 · Mar 5, 2018

Second option

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Dirt700 · Mar 5, 2018

Up by cab

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Dirt700 · Mar 5, 2018

Some more pictures of it by the pump just turned different

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nhl_bullitt · Mar 5, 2018

Mine isn't all the way back, but this distance has worked great for me. It also still has gravity working with it.

DSCN2278 https://www.flickr.com/photos/146897672@N05/

Jduck · Mar 5, 2018

What bracket and pump are you running? Looks like your pressure line is pointed at the water pump. Clock the pump so the pressure line is straight up and down and that will give you room to run a short push lok hose for the feed.

ftoy516 · Mar 5, 2018

What if you move the Reservoir back an inch or so. It shouldn't have to go back to much. The way you have it in the LAST picture, on the inside of the tube closest to the Pump.

Then you could use an AN Push lock barbed fitting "Straight" at the Reservoir and an AN push lock barbed "45" at the pump. The hose from the Reservoir to the Pump would then travel downward at a slight angle.

Both of these are on the "LOW" pressure side of the system...on the suction side.

Judging by the pictures that would keep it about where you have it now.

Just my thoughts.

Dirt700 · Mar 5, 2018

Jduck said:
What bracket and pump are you running? Looks like your pressure line is pointed at the water pump. Clock the pump so the pressure line is straight up and down and that will give you room to run a short push lok hose for the feed.

Ict billet, there's not a way to clock it that I have noticed. But I also haven't thought about that either. I will look tomorrow

Dirt700 · Mar 5, 2018

nhl_bullitt said:
Mine isn't all the way back, but this distance has worked great for me. It also still has gravity working with it.

DSCN2278

Looked at yours on fb earlier. There are a bunch of buggies that have them mounted pretty far back

Dirt700 · Mar 5, 2018

ftoy516 said:
What if you move the Reservoir back an inch or so. It shouldn't have to go back to much. The way you have it in the LAST picture, on the inside of the tube closest to the Pump.

Then you could use an AN Push lock barbed fitting "Straight" at the Reservoir and an AN push lock barbed "45" at the pump. The hose from the Reservoir to the Pump would then travel downward at a slight angle.

Both of these are on the "LOW" pressure side of the system...on the suction side.

Judging by the pictures that would keep it about where you have it now.

Just my thoughts.

It is as far as it will go unless I mount it the the engine cage.

Dirt700 · Mar 5, 2018

I guess I could put it on passenger side of buggy, directly across from the pump. Only would be a 9-10 inches of hose at most that way.

Rockwells607 · Mar 6, 2018

PSC claims closer is better , HOWE says further is better cuz you add volume to your system . I've mounted them both ways and haven't noticed a difference just as long as it's flowing down to the pump and not up hill.

wizzo · Mar 6, 2018

Mount it where it makes sense and you still have down hill flow to the pump. Go bigger feed line since it's not a pressure line, push lock would be fine.

On my buggy, I probably have a 2' down hill run to the pump from resi. I think my feed line is a -10 or -12

Dirt700 · Mar 6, 2018

Rockwells607 said:
PSC claims closer is better , HOWE says further is better cuz you add volume to your system . I've mounted them both ways and haven't noticed a difference just as long as it's flowing down to the pump and not up hill.

Thanks, up by can is going to work best, this chassis is pretty tight quarters

Dirt700 · Mar 6, 2018

wizzo said:
Mount it where it makes sense and you still have down hill flow to the pump. Go bigger feed line since it's not a pressure line, push lock would be fine.

On my buggy, I probably have a 2' down hill run to the pump from resi. I think my feed line is a -10 or -12

It has a -12 feed, I just got the hydraulic hose from work to see what would fit and it was free. But I may end up with push lock for feed and cooler lines since it's a little easier to work with

grcthird · Mar 6, 2018

Don't limit yourself to just using the mount that goes around the can, I built a bracket and used the threaded holes in the bottom side of the reservoir.

grcthird · Mar 6, 2018

When I had my yota buggy.

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Dirt700 · Mar 6, 2018

grcthird said:
Don't limit yourself to just using the mount that goes around the can, I built a bracket and used the threaded holes in the bottom side of the reservoir.

I'm definitely going to try and use the threaded holes
as well. I put the winch in place today, now I'm 99% sure it will be closer to cab. It looks like I'm going to need a 90 for the air filter. I have to go the direction where the reservoir would have been. Because to the passenger side will be the alt.