PS Magazine - JUNE 1976
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 283
JUNE 1976
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level, take a good looK at that radiator
cap. It's more Than just a Cover for the
raDiatoR fiLler hole, and it needs soMe
care to keep it working rigHt.
Of course, you ±now that you've
gotta keep the seating surfaces clean,
or the cap won't hold pressure. ²ents,
cracks a³d nicks in the seating surfaces
wiLl also cause a leaK´ And a Leak wiLl
let your coolant boil away.
SoMe guys donµt reaLize that there
are
2
valves in the cap. See tHat Little
button i³ the middle of the inside of
tHe cap? If thatµs bunged up, it'll Let out
Your fluid, too. If itµs in good shape,
rotate tHe button back and forth a
couple of tiMes. ¶hat'll take care of
any dirt in the seat.
When ¸ou take tHe
cap off to check t¹e
coolant, set it down
on the top of the
radiator. ¶hat chain
is
º
there to Keep the
cap froM getting lost,
not for letting it dangle
and ba»g against the
vehicle.
¼oU'lL
find
the
pressure
rating
st½mpeD or printed right on the cover
of the cap¾ ¿aKe sure you get the right
one´
¶his is not a case of "If the cap fits,
wear it.À If the cap's pressure is too
low your coolant wilL boil away before
the
Á
engine
gets
up
to
operating
temperatureÂ
If
the
pressureµs
too
higH, the system could get too hot and
damage the engi
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gET THE COoLINg SY¾¿eM PUB
Itµs Åhat's up fÆont t¹at cÇuÈts.
ÉEEP ÊÇuË engine coÇÌiÈG sÊsteÍ in GÇoD sÎaPe-latcÏ Çnto
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Òhat PuB ÓentiÔns ÇnlÊ tacticÕl Vehicles, But the
inFÇ's gooD FÇr liquiD coÇling sÊstems on all eÖgines.
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