radiator cap

Never remove a hot radiator cap. You may spray the radiator with water until temperatures go back to normal but don't spray water directly on the engine or else the internals will warp.

Originally, Rice had intended to submit the changes as an amendment to the bill a process known in the Legislature as "radiator capping" because, like the storied old jalopy where the only original part is the radiator cap, the only part of the original bill remaining would be the title.

Do not open the radiator cap when it is hot and also ensure to see your mechanic quickly.

"I said 'why?' "He says 'it boiled up again half way home and I opened the hood to put water in, I took the radiator cap off, he said the thing shot out, hit the bonnet, it nearly hit me in the face, it nearly killed me!' "I said 'what did?' "He said 'the egg!' "I said 'Did you not break it?' "He said 'you didn't say anything about breaking it!' He'd put a bloody egg in the radiator!

Our textbook also indicates that a 1:1 mix of glycol has a boiling point of only 15 degrees higher than that of water (with a 15 pounds-per-square-inch pressure radiator cap).

It is also advised not to open the radiator cap or coolant tank when the engine is hot.

It all started one day after servicing, the mechanic didn't screw back the radiator cap. Unknowingly I drove for some distance before realising the engine was extremely heated up.

Special hood ornaments such as the Oliver "plow" radiator cap will generate interest.

Check for the leaks, defective thermostat, issues with water pump, or even a defective radiator cap. Any of these issues can lower the coolant level or stop coolant circulation, thereby it rises the temperature and engine starts getting overheated.

A weak radiator cap can also be the main cause of overheating.

When we opened it up--which I should have done in the first place--, we discovered that my car's radiator cap had popped off, probably because it wasn't screwed on properly, they surmised.