Pressure question

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Pressure question

06-06-2011, 05:43 PM

My car is a 3.4 and has a 18lb pressure cap on it. Latley i've been using a 16lb pressure cap. I noticed that when I run the ac after about 30 mins of sitting idle and slow driving the tempeture hand goes up to a quarter from hot. My fans are always on although it has been in the 90's latley would me putting the stock 18lb pressure cap make it cool better? I also run a 180 degree thermo
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06-06-2011, 05:47 PM

Re: Pressure question

I looked into this awhile back , yes go with the higher LB pressure cap will help cool better.

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