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Old 07-08-2010, 05:46 AM
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Default All Caps are Not Created Equal...

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Originally Posted by timsullivan View Post
But here is a link to a site (under Craig's "tips" section of his website) that shows how easy it is to convert the plastic overflow tank to include the hose such that the tank will act like a true recovery system and draw overflow back into the cooling system as the car cools down. I did the conversion on my tank and it was quite easy to do.

http://craigscobras.com/
Tim, I didn't see any mention of the use of a "recovery type cap." There are two types of radiator caps, recovery caps and overflow caps. If you try and run your recovery system with an overflow only cap you're not going to get very far. I would venture to say that most of our Cobras probably have the "overflow only" cap (mine does), so when buying your new cap, make sure it specifies that it is a "recovery type" cap, like this:

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