expansion tank cap

Marc Swanson mswanson at mswanson.com
Fri May 24 01:29:04 EDT 2002


> I'm messing around under the hood and the engine was shut off 20-30
> minutes prior, after considerable driving, so it got up to full temp.
> As I'm messing around, I notice the cap's making odd little "Hello,
> I'm leaking" noises.
>
> What say the list?  Replacement time, eh?  Yes, the cap has been
> through one Green Geyser style overheat(which, if I remember
> correctly, is automatic replacement material.)

My 4ktq made this noise on shutdown.  Cap was original as far as I know..
Replaced the cap, no more burbly noises.  The replacement cap was blue while
the old one was tan.  Not sure the difference but that's what I got from the
dealer.  Cost was cheap too.. less than $20.

Later

-Marc-
87 4ktq
88 90q



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