Thread: Photo of a real 69 rad cap?
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Old 05-11-2010, 06:53 AM
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Default Re: Photo of a real 69 rad cap?
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Hotrodsled</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> The cause was corrosion. Makes sense I think. Particularly when you factor in the age (mileage I don't believe enters the equation). </div></div>

I think I'd have to agree with you there, Wayne. My 69 still had the original cap on it when I bought it 8 yrs ago, but it had a small hole rusted thru on the top. The car had &lt;20K miles on it at that time. Still functioned OK, but I bought a repro to use and saved the original for posterity.
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