What would happen if....
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What would happen if....
one forgot to put the coolant cap back on after topping the level off and drove the car for a day? Don't ask why I want to know.
No side effects noticed so far. <img src="graemlins/c.gif" border="0" alt="[ouch]" />
No side effects noticed so far. <img src="graemlins/c.gif" border="0" alt="[ouch]" />
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Pretty much nothing. I've done that once, too.
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Dave,
No damage done on a short trip, long trip overheating. <img src="graemlins/crying.gif" border="0" alt="[crying]" />
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No damage done on a short trip, long trip overheating. <img src="graemlins/crying.gif" border="0" alt="[crying]" />
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Functions of the pressure cap:
Increase the coolant pressure to make it boil at a higher temperature.
Keep the coolant from splashing out.
Keep bugs out of the coolant.
No effect as long as you don't overheat the engine. Having the cap off (so that there is no pressure in the system) won't cause overheating uless you lose coolant.
Increase the coolant pressure to make it boil at a higher temperature.
Keep the coolant from splashing out.
Keep bugs out of the coolant.
No effect as long as you don't overheat the engine. Having the cap off (so that there is no pressure in the system) won't cause overheating uless you lose coolant.
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The scene:
A hot day in Orlando, May 1998. Normy in his '92 Corrado, my best friend in the right seat. A guy in a Grand Am decides he wants to run me. "Hmm..." I thought. The notion of a quick and easy kill in front of my friend appealed to me, so in short order tires were squealing. And suddenly, steam was pouring from under the hood...
Diagnosis: failed heater hose. Pinhole leak.
An hour later, me and my friend were back at my house 15 miles away with a new heater hose ready to be installed. How did we do this? We stopped the car at a gas station and filled it up with water. Then we removed the cap from the reservoir and drove it to the dealer where I procured a new heater hose, then to Taco Bell, and finally back to the house. If you take it easy, and drive a short distance, you can generally make it home without pressure in the system. What happens is that you simply boil off your coolant. When I got the the house, there was still water in the reservoir.
Keep it in mind- It might save you towing costs someday....
Normy!
A hot day in Orlando, May 1998. Normy in his '92 Corrado, my best friend in the right seat. A guy in a Grand Am decides he wants to run me. "Hmm..." I thought. The notion of a quick and easy kill in front of my friend appealed to me, so in short order tires were squealing. And suddenly, steam was pouring from under the hood...
Diagnosis: failed heater hose. Pinhole leak.
An hour later, me and my friend were back at my house 15 miles away with a new heater hose ready to be installed. How did we do this? We stopped the car at a gas station and filled it up with water. Then we removed the cap from the reservoir and drove it to the dealer where I procured a new heater hose, then to Taco Bell, and finally back to the house. If you take it easy, and drive a short distance, you can generally make it home without pressure in the system. What happens is that you simply boil off your coolant. When I got the the house, there was still water in the reservoir.
Keep it in mind- It might save you towing costs someday....
Normy!
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wally wrote,[/QUOTE]
No effect as long as you don't overheat the engine. Having the cap off (so that there is no pressure in the system) won't cause overheating uless you lose coolant.
With the radiator cap removed depressurizing the system,the coolant will boil, causing the engine to overheat.
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No effect as long as you don't overheat the engine. Having the cap off (so that there is no pressure in the system) won't cause overheating uless you lose coolant.
With the radiator cap removed depressurizing the system,the coolant will boil, causing the engine to overheat.
Steve C
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