1999 Ford Crown Victoria Take Off Radiator Cap Hear Water Pour Out Near Back

1999 FORD CROWN VICTORIA
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MOVIECRITIC
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when i take off radiator cap i hear water pour out near back of engine.
Feb 24, 2013 at 4:19 PM
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ASEMASTER6371
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could be a hose, freeze plug, intake manifold among many other possibilities

Roy
Feb 24, 2013 at 4:26 PM
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why does it only come out when i take off radiator cap
Feb 24, 2013 at 4:31 PM
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cap seals the system of air. when you allow air, the atomspheric pressure acts on the leak

Roy
Feb 24, 2013 at 4:36 PM
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