Fillport substitute?

[govtcheez75]

I ordered a Danger Den Fillport and they sent me the wrong size.

Are there any substitutes for this that I can buy at a hardware store's plubing section or a fish tank supply store?

 

[chinkgai]

alot of people, including myself...dont even use one.

i just have a piece of tubing that goes up from the t-line....and thats it...a vertical piece of tubing. i stick a funnel there to fill...and when im done, i plug it up.

i have a custom piece of machined plexiglass to plug it up...ghetto style people use a AA battery (in 1/2 inch ID tubing)

 

[mindwreck]

Just don't use the fillport. just plug it with something to keep the liquid from spilling. you probably won't be filling and emptying you coolant to need something fancy like a fillport.

 

[govtcheez75]

Originally posted by: chinkgai
alot of people, including myself...dont even use one.

i just have a piece of tubing that goes up from the t-line....and thats it...a vertical piece of tubing. i stick a funnel there to fill...and when im done, i plug it up.

i have a custom piece of machined plexiglass to plug it up...ghetto style people use a AA battery (in 1/2 inch ID tubing)

If the liquid came in contact with the battery, would that make it really acidic and corrosive?

....I just JAMMED the fillport with a 1/2" barb into a 3/8" ID tubing. It wasn't easy, but it worked.

 

[chinkgai]

just dont have it touch the battery...EZ

for example...have the t-line fill tube 75 percent filled or something

 

[HardWarrior]

Originally posted by: govtcheez75
I ordered a Danger Den Fillport and they sent me the wrong size.

Are there any substitutes for this that I can buy at a hardware store's plubing section or a fish tank supply store?

You can buy a converter that would install between your T and the fillport. What it does is change from 1/2 inch ID to 3/8 inch, which I assume is your problem. You can find it here.