Rad cap.

[ALZ]

Just bought a genuine Toyota rad cap all in £14.14. Bought a cheap one for £6.50 a couple of months ago as original split.Thought it would be fine NO.The cooling system when hot was solid no air locks, head ok.The problem was the rubber seal was 6mm thick so when compressed the overflow into the expansion bottle was still blocked not allowing the fluid to transfer when hot or cold.

[kitesurf_phil]

Thanks for posting that. I'm sure Rick (Vagrant No2) will find that helpful after this weekend.

[marky]

Thanks for posting that. I'm sure Rick (Vagrant No2) will find that helpful after this weekend.

Nice one Phil Rick knows who his friends really are

[kitesurf_phil]

Nice one Phil Rick knows who his friends really are

Rick had problems with his cooling system not pressurising. It seems that the rad cap was not deep enough to seal because the neck was too deep on the filler hole. It only just sealed with two washers, so it might be handy to know where ALZ got his from and the Part No. So there.

[ALZ]

Rad cap

I ordered it from Roughtrax.Serial no CS005

[Vagrant No2]

Cheers for thinking of me Phil . I have not bothered with looking at my rad/rad cap prob yet . I may have broken front suspension to deal with
And you and Marky need to stop the bitchin

[TonyN]

And you and Marky need to stop the bitchin

Nah, its entertaining.

[Vagrant No2]

By the way Tony , I am going to steal your cooling fan idea . Jon has 1 fan I can use , I think that maybe enough .
I got a Kenlowe sensor that fits in a ali housing which you cut into the top hose . I was keeping that for my Lotus , but as that may never see the road again I may as well use it on the Runner .

[TonyN]

By the way Tony , I am going to steal your cooling fan idea . Jon has 1 fan I can use , I think that maybe enough .
I got a Kenlowe sensor that fits in a ali housing which you cut into the top hose . I was keeping that for my Lotus , but as that may never see the road again I may as well use it on the Runner .

Cool. I'd wire it up to the ignition though, or fit a off switch (which is good anyway when wading), its nice having the fans blowing over the stopped motor as it heats up, but it starting to bug me now as its noisy outside the house late at night!!

[stormforce]

Cool. but it starting to bug me now as its noisy outside the house late at night!!

Don't park so close to the house then Tony

[TonyN]

Don't park so close to the house then Tony

Then I can't look at it out the window all night........

[Vagrant No2]

I tried another rad cap and still blows into exp bottle , must be a bad fitment of filler neck on rad . Best rad I got , its got all its cooling fins . Now need to de solder the spare rad neck and this one and swop over .