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Old 04-18-2005, 10:57 AM
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Well After my TB/WP and tension check I had been filling and burping the cooling system. I must've left the cap on the resevoir loose at some point. I went in to check the level and there was no cap in sight....... The temp has been fine and I haven't noticed any puddles of fluid.

Is that bad for the system? Its supposed to be pressurized and is when the cap was on. Any chance I hurt anything driving a few miles (?) without a cap?
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Probably not as long as your temp never got too high. I've had it happen on other cars with no problems.
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No worries as long as there's still water in the system.
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Felt pretty dumb, could be worse things I did though. Cool thanks y'all.



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