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Old 04-11-2012, 06:02 PM
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I can't really explain why, but in every case where I've had a car with a bad pressure cap, it's also made the coolant temps run hotter. My best guess is localized boiling in the cylinder head slowing heat transfer, but I don't know if that makes any sense.
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