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Res vs. t-line

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DangerIsGo

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I dont know if there have been any threads about this but:

What are the advantages and disadvatages of res' and t-lines?

I have a res now and was wondering if i should go to a tline.
 
Tline
PROS
less restriction
CONS
harder to bleed trapped air

Res
PROS
easier to bleed air out
CONS
more restrictive
 
Is there anyway to speed the air bleeding process from a T-line? or just wait it out? Becuase w/ my res when i first got this system, it took a loooongg time for the air to bleed out, but now (i dunno could just be experience gaining on how to put the coolant in) it takes like 1/2 hour - 1 hour to bleed the air. How long usually with t-line? And what makes a res restrictive?
 
All the air should get out after leak testing, so I don't really see getting air out as a reason to use a res.
 
A reservoir has less restriction than a T-line. The only reason to go with a T-line is if you don't have enough space for a proper reservoir.
 
thewhiteguy said:
A reservoir has less restriction than a T-line. The only reason to go with a T-line is if you don't have enough space for a proper reservoir.
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Thats the opposite of what it says in the thread that CRXican posted. Having heard both opinions now, it seems intuitive to me that a res would be more restrictive, because there is no pressure in the res. That means that the pump has to, in effect, suck water out of a standing system in addition to pumping through the loop. That's just the way it seems to me, I could be wrong.
 
holli4pirating said:
Thats the opposite of what it says in the thread that CRXican posted. Having heard both opinions now, it seems intuitive to me that a res would be more restrictive, because there is no pressure in the res. That means that the pump has to, in effect, suck water out of a standing system in addition to pumping through the loop. That's just the way it seems to me, I could be wrong.
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The reservior is no restriction. The pump pulls out of the reservior, and pushes the water through the loop back into the res. There isn't any restriction.

A t-line is going to be a necked down place in your loop. Smaller ID, more restriction.
 
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