Anybody know if the RC's cap is interchangeable with some other Honda automobile cap? I called the dealership, and I refuse to pay $28 + tax for a radiator cap.
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Anybody know if the RC's cap is interchangeable with some other Honda automobile cap? I called the dealership, and I refuse to pay $28 + tax for a radiator cap.
Radiator caps may look the same, but they're designed to release PSI at a certain preasure.
Use the wrong cap, (even though it may fit), and you can damage cooling system parts or overheat the engine.n At a minimum, your cooling system won't purge and restore correctly, leading to overheating.
If using the correct cap isn't worth $28 to you, then good luck.
Lazyness I don't want to pull the fairings off, clip the safety wire, pull the cap off, go down to the autoparts store and find out there's nothing that fits. It's easier to ask a question if someone has a tried and true replacement rather than be the guinea pig myself. If not, then I guess I'm stuck waiting a week for the dealership to get a radiator cap.
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Lazyness I don't want to pull the fairings off, clip the safety wire, pull the cap off, go down to the autoparts store and find out there's nothing that fits. It's easier to ask a question if someone has a tried and true replacement rather than be the guinea pig myself. If not, then I guess I'm stuck waiting a week for the dealership to get a radiator cap.
I changed my response, as it sounded like I was being a wise ass, and that wasn't my intention. I've never heard of anyone here, having a cap go bad. That's probably the reason it's never come up before, and I searched it as well.
Like I said, I'm sure something there fits, and you *should* be able to match it up with something, on their shelf.
I changed my response, as it sounded like I was being a wise ass, and that wasn't my intention. I've never heard of anyone here, having a cap go bad. That's probably the reason it's never come up before, and I searched it as well.
Like I said, I'm sure something there fits, and you *should* be able to match it up with something, on their shelf.
Be the guinea pig.................
NP, I'm no n00b to RC51.com... I know what kind of flameage can go on here, and trust me, that was nothing. My original profile got lost when the board moved, and I just haven't posted much since then.
I know something should fit. I replaced the cap and thermostat on my '87 CBR with Stant replacements and had 28,000 uneventful miles with them in place. I just need to take the cap down there I guess.
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"If a man hasn't found something worth dying for, he isn't fit to live." - Martin Luther King Jr.
Anybody know if the RC's cap is interchangeable with some other Honda automobile cap? I called the dealership, and I refuse to pay $28 + tax for a radiator cap.
Its only 18.57 at servicehonda. $9 shipping though minimum. Maybe if there's someone near you who also needs parts who you can split shipping costs with?
Its only 18.57 at servicehonda. $9 shipping though minimum. Maybe if there's someone near you who also needs parts who you can split shipping costs with?
The cost isn't the only thing that pisses me off. It's the fact that dealerships never have typical maintenance items like this in stock. Whether I have to order it online or at the dealership, I've still got a 5 business day lead time at the minimum. It's just plain silly.
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"If a man hasn't found something worth dying for, he isn't fit to live." - Martin Luther King Jr.
The cost isn't the only thing that pisses me off. It's the fact that dealerships never have typical maintenance items like this in stock.
Don't know that rad caps are "typical maintenance items" like say filters, plugs, valve cover gaskets, etc. which I'm sure we've all seen our dealers NOT have when we needed them.
Radiator Cap Replacement
I don't want to pull the fairings off, clip the safety wire, pull the cap off, go down to the autoparts store and find out there's nothing that fits. It's easier to ask a question if someone has a tried and true replacement rather than be the guinea pig myself. If not, then I guess I'm stuck waiting a week for the dealership to get a radiator cap.
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