[DeTomaso] Pressure cap question

[cengles at cox.net]

Dear Jack,

Are you saying that this Ferrari radiator cap should be the holy grail of Pantera radiator tanks, i.e. that it is a European cap of the correct size and pressure and it should fit correctly and work properly?? (-----to the best of your knowledge......)

Curious, Chuck Engles


---- JDeRyke at aol.com wrote:
> Yup- that looks exactly like my old one. THanks for the info, Roland. I
> don't spend much time on Ferrari sites since the only one that ever appealed
> to me was the early '60s 250 LM , and the last one of those I saw for sale
> was over $1.5 mil...
> One thing the surge tank neck change also fixed was the very rough bottom
> are where the cap 'sealed' on my surge tank. If someone tries to stay 100%
> stock and gets one of the Euro caps, I suggest making a wooden sanding plug,
> covering it with sandpaper and trying to smooth any ripples and bumps at
> the seal surface. Good luck- J Deryke