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Radiator cap #329480 12/28/14 11:37 AM
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 71 Quebec, Canada duhen OP Shade Tree Mechanic
OP duhen Shade Tree Mechanic Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 71 Quebec, Canada	Hi, anyone can tell me the order of the differents pieces of a eagle radiator cap? On this NOS picture, I can see the copper diaphragme, but in the NORS I can see the red gasket. Thank you

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Re: Radiator cap duhen #329504 12/28/14 03:35 PM
Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 19,758 Likes: 64 The Great State of TEXAS Chipper ChatMaster - 15,000
Chipper ChatMaster - 15,000 Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 19,758 Likes: 64 The Great State of TEXAS	The brass disk provides the pressure like a spring to seat the gasket. Most original caps that are found don't have the fiber gasket. The gasket will seal better than the brass plate. How Sweet the roar of a Chevy four!

Re: Radiator cap Chipper #329571 12/28/14 11:22 PM
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 71 Quebec, Canada duhen OP Shade Tree Mechanic
OP duhen Shade Tree Mechanic Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 71 Quebec, Canada	I bought a reproduction, and I have on it the red gasket behind the brass disk. Do I need both, or may they have been inverted? Thank you

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