Get some plumber's Teflon tape and wrap around the threads on the tank a couple times. It stopped my leak until the new cap came. I still use it with the new cap, the threads on the tank are still old. It's available at hardware and home improvement stores. Steve 87 Syncro Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 28, 2015, at 4:01 PM, Stan Shapiro <mail@STANSHAPIRO.COM> wrote: > > > > My blue coolant cap is leaking slightly. I have another cap on order it will take 2 days. Any suggestions on what I could do that temporize the leak while I'm waiting for the cap? > Here's the sad part, after reading this board, about a month ago I ordered two new caps but they were delivered to my house a few days after I left on this trip. > Stan > > > Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone |
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