Cadillac Jim Posted July 23, 2006 Report Share Posted July 23, 2006 I have an e-mail contact with a funeral home in Canada that uses a 1948 Cadillac hearse regularly. He needs to know what the radiator cap pressure rating is so that he can replace it. I figure that if he needs that, what h really needs is a service manual on his hearse. I have a 1953 Chilton that covers Cadillac but it doesn't give cooling system pressure specifications. I presume that the hearse will be a 75 series. Replying here is best, of course. You can copy the guy, Glenn, at Monk Funeral Services, monkfunerals@bellnet.ca if you like. -- Click Here for CaddyInfo page on "How To" Read Your OBD Codes-- Click Here for my personal page to download my OBD code list as an Excel file, plus other Cadillac data -- See my CaddyInfo car blogs: 2011 CTS-V, 1997 ETC Yes, I was Jims_97_ETC before I changed cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
growe3 Posted July 23, 2006 Report Share Posted July 23, 2006 The best that I can determine is that the car should use a 180 degree thermostat and a 13 PSI radiator cap. If your weather is generally mild (under 85-90 degrees), I would consider using an 8 PSI cap, less pressure on the radiator and heater components. Both of my old Chryslers (1955) use 14 PSI caps, I have actually had a 8 PSI cap on one for years, without any overheating. Take a look at Stant.com for more information. -George Drive'em like you own 'em. - ....................04 DTS............................ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cadillac Jim Posted July 23, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2006 Thanks. I'll pass that on. -- Click Here for CaddyInfo page on "How To" Read Your OBD Codes-- Click Here for my personal page to download my OBD code list as an Excel file, plus other Cadillac data -- See my CaddyInfo car blogs: 2011 CTS-V, 1997 ETC Yes, I was Jims_97_ETC before I changed cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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