Date:         Thu, 21 May 2009 07:33:30 -0400
Reply-To:     Mike Collum <collum@MYFAIRPOINT.NET>
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From:         Mike Collum <collum@MYFAIRPOINT.NET>
Subject:      Re: Thermostat soup: A comparison.
Comments: To: Robert Fisher <refisher@MCHSI.COM>
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Robert Fisher wrote:
> what's up with the overflow filling up on
> its own? Is the cap bad, or will it just do that from having the nose up, or
> did I not let it cool enough before I put more coolant in the overflow?


FWIW, I had a cap that passed the suck/blow test but when I parked nose
up on a steep hill and filled the system from the front (small hose into
the bottom of a plastic jug) there was still a trickle that went to the
overflow tank.  After the system was bled and I backed off the hill, the
cooling system performed normally.

As to the radiator "Bolt" ... you can cut a slot in the lower threads
using a Dremel or some such.  That way it'll work like the OEM brass
bolt with the slot.

Mike