Can I get a 13psi radiator cap in a local parts store?
07-16-04, 07:42 AM
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Can I get a 13psi radiator cap in a local parts store?
Drove my car this morning since it's a nice day, and when I popped the hood in the parking lot to let the heat out, I noticed some steam. Sure enough there's a fine layer of coolant around my radiator cap.
Wouldn't be a problem, just order one and be on with it, but I'm driving the car out to WV tomorrow. Can I pick one of these up at a Pep Boys, Advance or Auto Zone?
Wouldn't be a problem, just order one and be on with it, but I'm driving the car out to WV tomorrow. Can I pick one of these up at a Pep Boys, Advance or Auto Zone?
07-20-04, 12:43 PM
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I ended up getting a generic 13psi cap from Autozone, but I'll run by the dealer and see if they have any in stock.
One thing I noticed when I took the old one off was that there was no spring at all on it. I'm guessing that this is not what should be on the car. (This cap was on the car when I got it in May)
Now I notice that when I turn the car off, my fans aren't always running like before, and they don't run as much when driving either, could it be because the cap wasn't presurizing the coolant?
One thing I noticed when I took the old one off was that there was no spring at all on it. I'm guessing that this is not what should be on the car. (This cap was on the car when I got it in May)
Now I notice that when I turn the car off, my fans aren't always running like before, and they don't run as much when driving either, could it be because the cap wasn't presurizing the coolant?
07-20-04, 01:11 PM
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If u have no ast, a cap with regulating spring is on the t-stat hsg (filler neck). Just below the cap, a coolant overflow line goes to the overflow tank in front or the right wheel. With no ast, using a no-spring cap there would result in a zero pressure system, with lots of boiling and overheated coolant.
With an ast, spring cap goes on ast, and no-spring cap goes on the filler neck, although a spring cap would work there too.
With an ast, spring cap goes on ast, and no-spring cap goes on the filler neck, although a spring cap would work there too.
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Originally Posted by KevinK2
With an ast, spring cap goes on ast, and no-spring cap goes on the filler neck, although a spring cap would work there too.
07-20-04, 02:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Section8
Ok, this line applies to me. I have an AST (replaced stock AST) with a spring cap, and I bought a 13psi cap because after doing some searching the general concensous was that 13psi would work fine if the rest of my cooling system was working properly.
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