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Old 11-04-2012, 11:56 AM
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Originally Posted by FWB View Post
very important.......2 types of caps. the wrong one will do what you are describing...
Correct, a non recovery cap will allow coolant into the tank at the cap relief pressure but won't allow coolant to drawn back from the tank as the engine cools down.

For every time the coolant gets pushed out, the level goes up in the tank.
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