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Old May 5, 2015 | 03:01 PM
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Coolant cap

My coolant cap is stuck and won't come off any ideas? How can I get it off?
 
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Old May 5, 2015 | 05:18 PM
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Channel locks and prepare to order a new degas bottle if it breaks.
 
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Old May 5, 2015 | 05:44 PM
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What causes it to do that I mean I just got it 6 months ago?
 
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Old May 5, 2015 | 08:02 PM
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No idea, this is the first I've heard of anyone with your issue. Is it a Ford cap that clicks when it gets tight, like a lot of car gas caps? Or one of the aftermarket caps like a Stant that just gets tight, no clicking?
 
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It did click I've had this problem before but I got it off with my hands lol.
 
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Do it on a Saturday, make sure your dealer has a new cap and a new degas tank in stock. Then gently apply pressure with large channel locks. If you have to break it, then your buying parts. Make sure you get a FoMoCo cap and tank.
 
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Old May 16, 2015 | 04:38 PM
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Originally Posted by mhoefer
Do it on a Saturday, make sure your dealer has a new cap and a new degas tank in stock. Then gently apply pressure with large channel locks. If you have to break it, then your buying parts. Make sure you get a FoMoCo cap and tank.
Got it off with some channel locks not sure what happened but I didn't crack the degas bottle so I'm happy lol new one screwed right on
 
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