Leaking radiator cap
01-26-2024, 06:08 AM
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The radiator neck can be distorted. It's plastic, right?
01-26-2024, 07:01 AM
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Thinking what cruiser said.
In my '00 if I don't get it on just so wants to weep out of there.
Found bending the tabs every slightly, and gently, seems to help.
In my '00 if I don't get it on just so wants to weep out of there.
Found bending the tabs every slightly, and gently, seems to help.
01-26-2024, 07:18 AM
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You beat me to it Ralph!! Definitely worth a try, as is the 16 pound cap.
We always have to keep in mind that the country of origin plays a huge part in the quality of replacement auto parts.
CRAP. Chinese Replacement Auto Parts.
Motorad is a factory supplier to OEMs and they manufacture their cooling system parts in Israel. FWIW
We always have to keep in mind that the country of origin plays a huge part in the quality of replacement auto parts.
CRAP. Chinese Replacement Auto Parts.
Motorad is a factory supplier to OEMs and they manufacture their cooling system parts in Israel. FWIW
01-26-2024, 07:30 AM
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You beat me to it Ralph!! Definitely worth a try, as is the 16 pound cap.
We always have to keep in mind that the country of origin plays a huge part in the quality of replacement auto parts.
CRAP. Chinese Replacement Auto Parts.
Motorad is a factory supplier to OEMs and they manufacture their cooling system parts in Israel. FWIW
We always have to keep in mind that the country of origin plays a huge part in the quality of replacement auto parts.
CRAP. Chinese Replacement Auto Parts.
Motorad is a factory supplier to OEMs and they manufacture their cooling system parts in Israel. FWIW
Especially since I bought a brand new Mopar radiator cap and it did the same thing.
But I just bent the tabs on my brand new, at the time, cheap Napa one and been fine ever since.
01-26-2024, 07:45 AM
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Ralph, that has been my experience also.
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