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radiator caps, cooling system pressure
I was thinking of putting a higher pressure cap on one of my cars to
increase the factor of safety against boiling. Looking thru the web for info on the likelihood of changing from 7 psi to 13 psi causing leaks I found little on that issue but did find a couple references to the pressures created by the water pump. One site boasts of a 19 PSI, $25 cap to get you thru your "hard driving". http://www.mishimoto.com/mishimoto-h...ap-13-bar.html Thought I'd see if anyone else has heard of this. The claim was that the water pump could create over 30 PSI of pressure. Since that is double the normal operating pressure of most modern cars I find it hard to believe. If the system was at full 15 psi of pressure while the car is idling and then your floored it and ran it up to near redline and created another 30psi of additional pump pressure, or even 10 psi of additional pressure downstream at the radiator cap, you would immediately cause the system to have to vent to the overflow to relieve this higher pressure. I've never seen a car vent due to me revving the engine up while I'm working on it. Thoughts????? |
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Ashton Crusher wrote:
> I was thinking of putting a higher pressure cap on one of my cars to > increase the factor of safety against boiling. Looking thru the web > for info on the likelihood of changing from 7 psi to 13 psi causing > leaks I found little on that issue but did find a couple references to > the pressures created by the water pump. One site boasts of a 19 PSI, > $25 cap to get you thru your "hard driving". > http://www.mishimoto.com/mishimoto-h...ap-13-bar.html > Thought I'd see if anyone else has heard of this. The claim was that > the water pump could create over 30 PSI of pressure. Since that is > double the normal operating pressure of most modern cars I find it > hard to believe. If the system was at full 15 psi of pressure while > the car is idling and then your floored it and ran it up to near > redline and created another 30psi of additional pump pressure, or > even 10 psi of additioingnal pressure downstream at the radiator cap, you > would immediately cause the system to have to vent to the overflow to > relieve this higher pressure. I've never seen a car vent due to me > revving the engine up while I'm working on it. Thoughts????? > Hi. There is a over flow bottle for coolant/anti-freeze. Ever cleaned/flushed your rad. and maintain proper level of coolant/anti-freeze in your rad.? If the car is old, messing with cap can spring a leak. |
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On Apr 21, 6:11*pm, Tony Hwang > wrote:
> Ashton Crusher wrote: > > I was thinking of putting a higher pressure cap on one of my cars to > > increase the factor of safety against boiling. *Looking thru the web > > for info on the likelihood of changing from 7 psi to 13 psi causing > > leaks I found little on that issue but did find a couple references to > > the pressures created by the water pump. *One site boasts of a 19 PSI, > > $25 cap to get you thru your "hard driving". > >http://www.mishimoto.com/mishimoto-h...tor-cap-13-bar.... > > Thought I'd see if anyone else has heard of this. *The claim was that > > the water pump could create over 30 PSI of pressure. *Since that is > > double the normal operating pressure of most modern cars I find it > > hard to believe. *If the system was at full 15 psi of pressure while > > the car is idling and then your floored it and ran it up to near > > redline * and created another 30psi of additional pump pressure, or > > even 10 psi of additioingnal pressure downstream at the radiator cap, you > > would immediately cause the system to have to vent to the overflow to > > relieve this higher pressure. * I've never seen a car vent due to me > > revving the engine up while I'm working on it. Thoughts????? > > Hi. > There is a over flow bottle for coolant/anti-freeze. Ever > cleaned/flushed your rad. and maintain proper level of > coolant/anti-freeze in your rad.? If the car is old, messing with cap > can spring > a leak.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - AMEN! |
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On Apr 21, 9:50*pm, "
> wrote: > On Apr 21, 6:11*pm, Tony Hwang > wrote: > > > > > > > Ashton Crusher wrote: > > > I was thinking of putting a higher pressure cap on one of my cars to > > > increase the factor of safety against boiling. *Looking thru the web > > > for info on the likelihood of changing from 7 psi to 13 psi causing > > > leaks I found little on that issue but did find a couple references to > > > the pressures created by the water pump. *One site boasts of a 19 PSI, > > > $25 cap to get you thru your "hard driving". > > >http://www.mishimoto.com/mishimoto-h...tor-cap-13-bar..... > > > Thought I'd see if anyone else has heard of this. *The claim was that > > > the water pump could create over 30 PSI of pressure. *Since that is > > > double the normal operating pressure of most modern cars I find it > > > hard to believe. *If the system was at full 15 psi of pressure while > > > the car is idling and then your floored it and ran it up to near > > > redline * and created another 30psi of additional pump pressure, or > > > even 10 psi of additioingnal pressure downstream at the radiator cap, you > > > would immediately cause the system to have to vent to the overflow to > > > relieve this higher pressure. * I've never seen a car vent due to me > > > revving the engine up while I'm working on it. Thoughts????? > > > Hi. > > There is a over flow bottle for coolant/anti-freeze. Ever > > cleaned/flushed your rad. and maintain proper level of > > coolant/anti-freeze in your rad.? If the car is old, messing with cap > > can spring > > a leak.- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text - > > AMEN! DONT EVEN THINK ABOUT THIS WITH A CHEVY VENTURE! their engine the 6 cyc one tends to develop super expensive head gasket leaks as is...... some things are best left alone |
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On Sun, 21 Apr 2013 19:08:23 -0700 (PDT), bob haller >
wrote: >On Apr 21, 9:50*pm, " > wrote: >> On Apr 21, 6:11*pm, Tony Hwang > wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> > Ashton Crusher wrote: >> > > I was thinking of putting a higher pressure cap on one of my cars to >> > > increase the factor of safety against boiling. *Looking thru the web >> > > for info on the likelihood of changing from 7 psi to 13 psi causing >> > > leaks I found little on that issue but did find a couple references to >> > > the pressures created by the water pump. *One site boasts of a 19 PSI, >> > > $25 cap to get you thru your "hard driving". >> > >http://www.mishimoto.com/mishimoto-h...tor-cap-13-bar.... >> > > Thought I'd see if anyone else has heard of this. *The claim was that >> > > the water pump could create over 30 PSI of pressure. *Since that is >> > > double the normal operating pressure of most modern cars I find it >> > > hard to believe. *If the system was at full 15 psi of pressure while >> > > the car is idling and then your floored it and ran it up to near >> > > redline * and created another 30psi of additional pump pressure, or >> > > even 10 psi of additioingnal pressure downstream at the radiator cap, you >> > > would immediately cause the system to have to vent to the overflow to >> > > relieve this higher pressure. * I've never seen a car vent due to me >> > > revving the engine up while I'm working on it. Thoughts????? >> >> > Hi. >> > There is a over flow bottle for coolant/anti-freeze. Ever >> > cleaned/flushed your rad. and maintain proper level of >> > coolant/anti-freeze in your rad.? If the car is old, messing with cap >> > can spring >> > a leak.- Hide quoted text - >> >> > - Show quoted text - >> >> AMEN! > >DONT EVEN THINK ABOUT THIS WITH A CHEVY VENTURE! their engine the 6 >cyc one tends to develop super expensive head gasket leaks as is...... > >some things are best left alone I'd never overpressure anything with a plastic tank rad. Actually I wouldn't overpressure ANY system. |
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On Sun, 21 Apr 2013 18:50:29 -0700 (PDT), "
> wrote: >On Apr 21, 6:11*pm, Tony Hwang > wrote: >> Ashton Crusher wrote: >> > I was thinking of putting a higher pressure cap on one of my cars to >> > increase the factor of safety against boiling. *Looking thru the web >> > for info on the likelihood of changing from 7 psi to 13 psi causing >> > leaks I found little on that issue but did find a couple references to >> > the pressures created by the water pump. *One site boasts of a 19 PSI, >> > $25 cap to get you thru your "hard driving". >> >http://www.mishimoto.com/mishimoto-h...tor-cap-13-bar.... >> > Thought I'd see if anyone else has heard of this. *The claim was that >> > the water pump could create over 30 PSI of pressure. *Since that is >> > double the normal operating pressure of most modern cars I find it >> > hard to believe. *If the system was at full 15 psi of pressure while >> > the car is idling and then your floored it and ran it up to near >> > redline * and created another 30psi of additional pump pressure, or >> > even 10 psi of additioingnal pressure downstream at the radiator cap, you >> > would immediately cause the system to have to vent to the overflow to >> > relieve this higher pressure. * I've never seen a car vent due to me >> > revving the engine up while I'm working on it. Thoughts????? >> >> Hi. >> There is a over flow bottle for coolant/anti-freeze. Ever >> cleaned/flushed your rad. and maintain proper level of >> coolant/anti-freeze in your rad.? If the car is old, messing with cap >> can spring >> a leak.- Hide quoted text - >> >> - Show quoted text - > >AMEN! A water pump cannot produce system pressure because it just moves water from one side of the pump to the other. Expansion due to heat is what builds pressure.. |
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On Apr 21, 11:15*pm, wrote:
> On Sun, 21 Apr 2013 18:50:29 -0700 (PDT), " > > > > > > > wrote: > >On Apr 21, 6:11*pm, Tony Hwang > wrote: > >> Ashton Crusher wrote: > >> > I was thinking of putting a higher pressure cap on one of my cars to > >> > increase the factor of safety against boiling. *Looking thru the web > >> > for info on the likelihood of changing from 7 psi to 13 psi causing > >> > leaks I found little on that issue but did find a couple references to > >> > the pressures created by the water pump. *One site boasts of a 19 PSI, > >> > $25 cap to get you thru your "hard driving". > >> >http://www.mishimoto.com/mishimoto-h...tor-cap-13-bar..... > >> > Thought I'd see if anyone else has heard of this. *The claim was that > >> > the water pump could create over 30 PSI of pressure. *Since that is > >> > double the normal operating pressure of most modern cars I find it > >> > hard to believe. *If the system was at full 15 psi of pressure while > >> > the car is idling and then your floored it and ran it up to near > >> > redline * and created another 30psi of additional pump pressure, or > >> > even 10 psi of additioingnal pressure downstream at the radiator cap, you > >> > would immediately cause the system to have to vent to the overflow to > >> > relieve this higher pressure. * I've never seen a car vent due to me > >> > revving the engine up while I'm working on it. Thoughts????? > > >> Hi. > >> There is a over flow bottle for coolant/anti-freeze. Ever > >> cleaned/flushed your rad. and maintain proper level of > >> coolant/anti-freeze in your rad.? If the car is old, messing with cap > >> can spring > >> a leak.- Hide quoted text - > > >> - Show quoted text - > > >AMEN! > > *A water pump cannot produce system pressure because it just moves > water from one side of the pump to the other. Expansion due to heat is > what builds pressure..- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - You might want to rethink that one. Water isn't going to move through a system without pressure to push it. I wouldn't expect the pressure to be very high, but there has to be pressure due to the pump. As for the question at hand, what is unstated is if there is actually a problem, ie is the car overheating? If it is, then finding out the cause of that instead of trying to raise the boiling point of the coolant via pressure would seem to be the better approach. For example, if he has a bad thermostat or collapsing hose, he'd be just covering up the real problem. |
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On Mon, 22 Apr 2013 05:29:32 -0700 (PDT), "
> wrote: >On Apr 21, 11:15*pm, wrote: >> On Sun, 21 Apr 2013 18:50:29 -0700 (PDT), " >> >> >> >> >> >> > wrote: >> >On Apr 21, 6:11*pm, Tony Hwang > wrote: >> >> Ashton Crusher wrote: >> >> > I was thinking of putting a higher pressure cap on one of my cars to >> >> > increase the factor of safety against boiling. *Looking thru the web >> >> > for info on the likelihood of changing from 7 psi to 13 psi causing >> >> > leaks I found little on that issue but did find a couple references to >> >> > the pressures created by the water pump. *One site boasts of a 19 PSI, >> >> > $25 cap to get you thru your "hard driving". >> >> >http://www.mishimoto.com/mishimoto-h...tor-cap-13-bar.... >> >> > Thought I'd see if anyone else has heard of this. *The claim was that >> >> > the water pump could create over 30 PSI of pressure. *Since that is >> >> > double the normal operating pressure of most modern cars I find it >> >> > hard to believe. *If the system was at full 15 psi of pressure while >> >> > the car is idling and then your floored it and ran it up to near >> >> > redline * and created another 30psi of additional pump pressure, or >> >> > even 10 psi of additioingnal pressure downstream at the radiator cap, you >> >> > would immediately cause the system to have to vent to the overflow to >> >> > relieve this higher pressure. * I've never seen a car vent due to me >> >> > revving the engine up while I'm working on it. Thoughts????? >> >> >> Hi. >> >> There is a over flow bottle for coolant/anti-freeze. Ever >> >> cleaned/flushed your rad. and maintain proper level of >> >> coolant/anti-freeze in your rad.? If the car is old, messing with cap >> >> can spring >> >> a leak.- Hide quoted text - >> >> >> - Show quoted text - >> >> >AMEN! >> >> *A water pump cannot produce system pressure because it just moves >> water from one side of the pump to the other. Expansion due to heat is >> what builds pressure..- Hide quoted text - >> >> - Show quoted text - > >You might want to rethink that one. Water isn't going to >move through a system without pressure to push it. I wouldn't >expect the pressure to be very high, but there has to be pressure >due to the pump. > >As for the question at hand, what is unstated is if there is >actually a problem, ie is the car overheating? If it is, then >finding out the cause of that instead of trying to raise the >boiling point of the coolant via pressure would seem to be >the better approach. For example, if he has a bad thermostat >or collapsing hose, he'd be just covering up the real problem. No, the car is not overheating. It's never overheated. What happened is that I installed an AC unit in this 60 Dodge. That has made it run about 10 degrees hotter then it used to, mainly from just having the condenser there in front of the radiator. So I was thinking about whether it would be a good idea to go to a 13 pound cap instead of the 7 pound one on it. Just to give a bigger margin of safety when the temps here get up to 110. The manual for the car lists the 7 pound cap for non-ac cars and the 13 pound cap for AC cars. Just curious if anyone has ever seen this increase in pressure cause an immediate leak to happen. The Radiator was rebuilt 10 years/10,000 miles ago. The heater core is factory original. Now, on a 95 degree day it's running up to 205 on the freeway and 195 around town. Thermostat is 180. |
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> wrote in message ... > On Sun, 21 Apr 2013 18:50:29 -0700 (PDT), " > > wrote: > >>On Apr 21, 6:11 pm, Tony Hwang > wrote: >>> Ashton Crusher wrote: >>> > I was thinking of putting a higher pressure cap on one of my cars to >>> > increase the factor of safety against boiling. Looking thru the web >>> > for info on the likelihood of changing from 7 psi to 13 psi causing >>> > leaks I found little on that issue but did find a couple references to >>> > the pressures created by the water pump. One site boasts of a 19 PSI, >>> > $25 cap to get you thru your "hard driving". >>> >http://www.mishimoto.com/mishimoto-h...tor-cap-13-bar.... >>> > Thought I'd see if anyone else has heard of this. The claim was that >>> > the water pump could create over 30 PSI of pressure. Since that is >>> > double the normal operating pressure of most modern cars I find it >>> > hard to believe. If the system was at full 15 psi of pressure while >>> > the car is idling and then your floored it and ran it up to near >>> > redline and created another 30psi of additional pump pressure, or >>> > even 10 psi of additioingnal pressure downstream at the radiator cap, >>> > you >>> > would immediately cause the system to have to vent to the overflow to >>> > relieve this higher pressure. I've never seen a car vent due to me >>> > revving the engine up while I'm working on it. Thoughts????? >>> >>> Hi. >>> There is a over flow bottle for coolant/anti-freeze. Ever >>> cleaned/flushed your rad. and maintain proper level of >>> coolant/anti-freeze in your rad.? If the car is old, messing with cap >>> can spring >>> a leak.- Hide quoted text - >>> >>> - Show quoted text - >> >>AMEN! > A water pump cannot produce system pressure because it just moves > water from one side of the pump to the other. Expansion due to heat is > what builds pressure.. I guess you need to know how a centrifugal pump works. Pressure rise across the pump is function of the square of its speed. Double the pump speed and the delta P across the pump increases 4X. Expansion due to heat will increase system pressure if it is in a closed system. If a fluid can expand without being constrained---no significant change in pressure. MLD |
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MLD wrote:
> > > wrote in message > ... >> On Sun, 21 Apr 2013 18:50:29 -0700 (PDT), " >> > wrote: >> >>> On Apr 21, 6:11 pm, Tony Hwang > wrote: >>>> Ashton Crusher wrote: >>>> > I was thinking of putting a higher pressure cap on one of my cars to >>>> > increase the factor of safety against boiling. Looking thru the web >>>> > for info on the likelihood of changing from 7 psi to 13 psi causing >>>> > leaks I found little on that issue but did find a couple >>>> references to >>>> > the pressures created by the water pump. One site boasts of a 19 PSI, >>>> > $25 cap to get you thru your "hard driving". >>>> >http://www.mishimoto.com/mishimoto-h...tor-cap-13-bar.... >>>> >>>> > Thought I'd see if anyone else has heard of this. The claim was that >>>> > the water pump could create over 30 PSI of pressure. Since that is >>>> > double the normal operating pressure of most modern cars I find it >>>> > hard to believe. If the system was at full 15 psi of pressure while >>>> > the car is idling and then your floored it and ran it up to near >>>> > redline and created another 30psi of additional pump pressure, or >>>> > even 10 psi of additioingnal pressure downstream at the radiator >>>> cap, > you >>>> > would immediately cause the system to have to vent to the overflow to >>>> > relieve this higher pressure. I've never seen a car vent due to me >>>> > revving the engine up while I'm working on it. Thoughts????? >>>> >>>> Hi. >>>> There is a over flow bottle for coolant/anti-freeze. Ever >>>> cleaned/flushed your rad. and maintain proper level of >>>> coolant/anti-freeze in your rad.? If the car is old, messing with cap >>>> can spring >>>> a leak.- Hide quoted text - >>>> >>>> - Show quoted text - >>> >>> AMEN! >> A water pump cannot produce system pressure because it just moves >> water from one side of the pump to the other. Expansion due to heat is >> what builds pressure.. > > I guess you need to know how a centrifugal pump works. Pressure rise > across the pump is function of the square of its speed. Double the pump > speed and the delta P across the pump increases 4X. Expansion due to > heat will increase system pressure if it is in a closed system. If a > fluid can expand without being constrained---no significant change in > pressure. > MLD > Hi, It would also matter how hot the water already is. How old is the car? Is the rad fan. electric? Thermo. clutch driven with belt? Or real old car with straight belt driven? No water temp. gauge on the dash?(very good idea to have one) |
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