Upper Radiator Hose Pressure??

SDHomesteade said

The Lower Hose is NOT collapsing. She got home and the Hose was really really hard from the pressure built up in it, NOTHING coming out of the Overflow Hose into the overflow tank or even disconnecting the hose nothing came out. Gotta let it Cool off for about 2 hours before I even wanna attempt to pop that cap.

Safe to assume it would be the Cap then??

Also, has anyone bought this one or used this Pressure Tester from harbor Freight?? It doesn't specifically list any of the OLDER cars in the downloaded PDF Manual online.

http://www.harborfreight.com/radiator-pressure-tester-kit-69258.html

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Actually I'd be surprised if that set even held air:D

Bottom line is if it doesn't overheat, or you don't have to add coolant every day or doesn't have coolant or oil in places it shouldn't you don't have a head gasket leak.

I'd try the lighter poundage cap and see what it does. (bet it's fine)
The hoses will just be that many pounds less tight. :D

The deal with the tank is if it just catches pushed out coolant then it's not a recovery setup.
Most any new cap will be a recovery type cap, so as long as the little hose from the radiator is submersed in coolant in the tank it should start working as a recovery unit.

If it isn't already.