Biochem

To anyone with a Griffen radiator, what radiator cap do you use? I tried my stock 17psi cap, but it appears to be too small. Water just pours out of the small hole into the catch can. I don't think it is long enough... any ideas? ------------------ 1984 z28 w/ a 357 cu in. monster engine which is looking like the posterchild for Edelbrock with the exception of the Holley 750vac... all the suspension stuff... 9-bolt posi disk is in... -=ICON Motorsports=-

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ede

well you could change radiators to fit the cap you have.

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Vader

Kinda' remainds me of the old routine... "Raise the radiator cap, push the car from under it, push in a new car, and lower the cap."....

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JETHROIROC

JB Weld . I wish I could help you, but I'm clueless on this one.

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1990 IROC 350
Mods: Too busy trying to make it run right to mod it.
Airfoil, Dynomax cat-back, Accel coil, 180 t-stat, Bald Eagle tires,
Hypertech fan switch, Accel 23# injectors, Holley AFPR, ported plenum,
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Biochem

OK... I expected a dumbass answer from Ede... but et tu Vader! It looks like the neck of the radiator is a little too deep for the gasket to seal tightly.

It's so loose, that with the car off and cooled, I can squeeze the upper hose and hear air going inand out of that small hole in the neck! Maybe it's time to run Evans NPG

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1984 z28 w/ a 357 cu in. monster engine which is looking like the posterchild for Edelbrock with the exception of the Holley 750vac... all the suspension stuff... 9-bolt posi disk is in...

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87Z-ya

I have the same thing. griffin 31x19. But mine seems to stop peeing through the overflow once its warm. Now that I think about it I do add coolant all the time though maybe they make a deeper cap. Have to talk to griffin about that one.

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burnoutrpm

i have the 31"x19" griffin rad. too. i just went to my local parts store and asked for a replacement cap for a 89 firebird...that was for the stock plastic tank p.o.s. rad. and it fit the griff. rad perfect!!just go your local parts store and ask for a REPLACEMENT rad. cap for the original plastci tank pos rad!

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356 10.5:1compression CURRENTLY DEAD!!! BEARING FAILURE!!
comp cams xe262 cam
performer rpm intake
#1405 edlebrock 600
sportsman 2 heads 64cc 2.02/1.60 valves 200cc intake runner
msd 6al
h.e.i. proform 50,000 volt vac. advance ditributor
700r-4 with 3.08 first gear and 3.23 posi 7 5/8 rear end.
b trans shift kit(will kill shifts...suck dong!!)
shorty heddman hedders with custom 3" pipe y-pipe back(no damn cat!) with 40 series flowmaster!


future mods: 406 roller REALLY REALLY REALLY RADICAL!!!!!

current engine underway..sucks not having a car!! Building the same engine but .060 over balanced and blueprinted..decided to get a little more serious this time around!!

8Mike9

The only problem with this is finding someone strong enough to hold the radiator cap, while you lift and rotate the car underneath it

JoelOl75

I used a stant replacement with no probs. They have them lever-vent caps, but with the griffin it hit my hood, so I had to get the regular cap.