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Old 04-12-2012, 09:07 AM
shertex shertex is offline
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Originally Posted by myskyon View Post
for #3 i would say if you dont pay attention and put a 20psi cap on there you will find a weak link the system is supposed to operate at 14psi almost every single replacement cap i have found has been a 20-25psi not 14 like the car needs, I was having coolant leaks due to to high of pressure... now i have a 13psi cap and it appears all of my leaks may be gone, still watching... i also have lower temps as well not having leaks...
So it sounds like the 1.4 cap that's recommended makes for too much pressure?
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