Broken CAC....help please?

Fighting5thSVT

Fighting5thSVT

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I was getting ready to fill my intercooler system when I noticed that the nipple next to the fill cap appears to be broken (the one that goes to the coolant overflow). Anybody know what I can do to fix this???

I have seen some pics here of guys with just a red cap over theirs and it doesn't appear to be connected to the overflow reservoir. Do I really need to fix this? If so, how? Or can I just get it capped??

I'm kinda stuck, so any help would be really appreciated.

Thank you!

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Daron

Daron

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Re: Broken CAC....help please?

If your CAC gets hot enough to vent, I vote that as a big FAIL... I had mine blocked off for years, with no issues. I'd clean the inside of whats left there and toss in a dab of JB weld if you are concerned your cac may actually vent coolant...
 
Fighting5thSVT

Fighting5thSVT

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Re: Broken CAC....help please?

I found this brass fitting at Menard's. Almost looks like it was made for this...fits almost perfect. The flared end sits nice and flush on the inside of the cap area. Just gonna JB weld it and hope for the best. Looks like its gonna work great!

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TYTILIDIE

TYTILIDIE

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Re: Broken CAC....help please?

If you interested I can post pics of how I fixed that whole thing on my wifes Ty. FAR better than whats on there.
 
SY2932

SY2932

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Re: Broken CAC....help please?

Matt said:
Same here
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X4. One less line to deal with in the engine bay.

I *think* that I am the only one with a red cap on my CAC:

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Daron may have a red cap too but I dunno for sure...

Truck is looking GREAT, keep up the good work :cool:!
 
Fighting5thSVT

Fighting5thSVT

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Re: Broken CAC....help please?

SY2932 said:
X4. One less line to deal with in the engine bay.

I *think* that I am the only one with a red cap on my CAC:

.

Daron may have a red cap too but I dunno for sure...

Truck is looking GREAT, keep up the good work :cool:!
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What kind of cap is that? Is it made for something else specific or something I could get at a Pep Boys?

Thanks for the compliment:tup:
 
SY2932

SY2932

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Re: Broken CAC....help please?

It's just a generic vacuum cap that I got in a muli colored set from JC Whitney years ago. All the chain stores just have black ones by me.
 
JSM

JSM

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Re: Broken CAC....help please?

SY2932 said:
X4. One less line to deal with in the engine bay.

I *think* that I am the only one with a red cap on my CAC:

.

Daron may have a red cap too but I dunno for sure...

Truck is looking GREAT, keep up the good work :cool:!
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My college roommate/buddy had a saying.

"Red on the head like the dick of a dog!"

Darons sy is A/A now. No red caps. Not sure on the blue ty, red might clash with blue.
 
SY2932

SY2932

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Re: Broken CAC....help please?

TwinTurboV8Ty said:
My college roommate/buddy had a saying.

"Red on the head like the dick of a dog!"

Darons sy is A/A now. No red caps. Not sure on the blue ty, red might clash with blue.
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I'm not denying that my truck is a dog :). It has been running on pretty much only five cylinders for the past two years. Compression on my number one is probably down to 50 or so by now (it was 60 last spring before I drove it).

I think Daron had a red cap back in the day when he was a MOFO here in OH. I'll have to look at my old meet pics...
 
TYTILIDIE

TYTILIDIE

METH HEAD
Re: Broken CAC....help please?

My neck was leaking and the nipple was bent to shit so I cut the whole thing off and bought a new neck from a radiator shop for about $12. Then paid about $35 to have it welded on. This neck is SOLID so its not all flimsy like the stock ones. Here are pics.


HTH.
 
Daron

Daron

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Re: Broken CAC....help please?

SY2932 said:
I'm not denying that my truck is a dog :). It has been running on pretty much only five cylinders for the past two years. Compression on my number one is probably down to 50 or so by now (it was 60 last spring before I drove it).

I think Daron had a red cap back in the day when he was a MOFO here in OH. I'll have to look at my old meet pics...
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yup I capped it off. You may not see it in pics because I had the CAC wrapped with a heat shield. I like red nipples but mine was black...
 
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