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JsTA 07-29-2016 04:45 AM

How do you determine what radiator cap you need?
 
A friend of mine built a 65 Mustang running an EFI swapped 351 Windsor. He has a 4 core stock replacement style radiator along with I believe a stock Lightning water pump. Hoses are metal tubes with rubber elbows on the ends. After driving it has a small leak from the lower hose and he can't figure out why. I am wondering if the system is building too much pressure as its running whatever rated cap that came with the radiator. How do you figure out what radiator cap is needed?

mitch_04 07-29-2016 11:14 AM

I was just wondering this myself! From my understanding higher pressure raises the boiling point of fluid so it can get hotter without steaming. I would imagine your freeze plugs and hoses would all be able to handle higher pressures, I wouldn't think that systems running 20 lb caps have different hoses and such than a 12 lb system.

Do the metal tubes have any sort of beading that the hose slides over or are they just plain elbows?

JsTA 07-30-2016 09:25 AM

I haven't seen the metal tubing but I am assuming they are just flat tubes with no bead or anything. I told him to try the hairspray trick that people use on intercooler piping or maybe throw a bead of weld around the pipe. Maybe that's the ticket.


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