[DeTomaso] Radiator Cap with Valve Stem for Pressurizing Radiator

[Will Kooiman]

Interesting idea.

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Will





On 1/20/15 1:37 PM, "Stephen" <steve at snclocks.com> wrote:

>I wanted to pressurize 5332's cooling system to look for leaks.  While
>one can always start the car and let it warm up, I was looking for
>something faster.  Years ago I had taken a radiator cap, removed the
>"guts" and drilled a hole in the cap.  I then cut a circle out of an
>inner tube with the valve stem in the middle of the circle.  Circle cut
>to match inside diameter of cap.  With the valve stem sticking through
>the hole in the cap I had a ready method for pressuring up a cooling
>system.
>
>Of course, this also makes it possible to explode a cooling system if too
>much pressure is applied.  In the case of our Panera's I pressurize the
>swirl tank and put the regular pressure cap on the reservoir - thereby
>limiting the amount of pressure that the cooling system sees.
>
>While I have one of those nifty pumps that attach directly to the
>radiator cap, I find this is a lot easier.
>
>Hope this is of interest to a few of you.  Oh, it would be great if those
>of you with similar simple tricks could post them on the forum.  I am
>sure lots of you folks have found ways to do things that make car work
>easier.
>
>Stephen Nelson
>
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