spacetrax@wi.rr.com wrote in
news:1116271719.746087.172780@o13g2000cwo.googlegr oups.com:

> Have a 97 accord with 187K on it - radiator recently started leaking in
> the upper seam on the engine side. A local shop replaced the radiator
> - took 2 attempts to get one that would hold fluid - but they did not
> replace the cap.
>
> Question - do radiator caps as they age ever hold back too much
> pressure - got stuck in some heavy traffic when the radiator started
> leaking. Wonder if I should replace the cap.



Rad caps get old and REFUSE to hold pressure, which will cause boiling.

Absolutely, replace the cap. With OEM if you can get it. It's cheap.



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