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72red (Guest)

The admonition about the removal of the cap is appropriate, I was careful about it and didn't get any hot liquid on me but I was surprised to be sure. I will check the dipstick and drain the oil. I NEVER had smoke or steam out of the tailpipes, the steam came from coolant bubbling out from under the cap and running down the tank onto the exhaust header. I don't know how much pressure is in the system from the water pump and whether if you have a weak spring on the cap it is enough to blow fluid out the top of the tank? I did bleed the coolant system per the manual with the back of the car jacked in the air prior to use, ran the car, bled air again etc. What is anti-boil - is it the same as antifreeze - I am using a 50/50 mix of antifreeze. Again, help me in my ignorance, how does the inappropriate release of pressure lead to overheating?

5/10/0811:26 AM

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