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Radiator Problem, can i fix it???

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  • Start date Start date Mar 30, 2005

Kdubslugga

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Well i just got done doing my electric fan install, "works great" but as i let her warm up coolant started to leak out of the radiator cap. I took the cap off slowly, and there was no pressure. There is a small dent on the radiator lid , or the part the cap goes on. How this dent got there i have no idea. Its so small but big enough to cause a problem. Any recommendations on getting this out. i kinda hate to have to buy a new radiator because a tiny dent.
 

MustangLX-5.0

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How big is this dent? It may be possible to bend it back into shape depending on the size and exactly where it's located.If it's on the tip of the lid where the pressure cap goes on,I don't see why you can't just use a pair of vice grips and carefully bend it back into shape.
 
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