Re: Big Problems

Big Shoe · 2005-10-28T19:26:31+00:00

Just a wild guess, but is the cap installed in one of the heaterhoses? Sounds like it could be a fitting installed as part of aPrestone anti-freeze flush kit. If so, easiest fix would be toreplace the heater hose and eliminate the fitting with the cap.

Re: Big Problems

Oct 28, 2005 2 Replies

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Big Shoe 20 years ago

I?m not a car junkie. I have problems with my 92 Explorer, and little

>money to fix. :( I?m getting little to no engine power, which is
>especially noticable going up hills. I have a huge leak of antifreeze
>out of a hose that looks like it is going to the engine(It has this
>small cap on it and the rubber thing in it is not stopping the
>anti-freeze from coming out). I went all over trying to find that part
>with no luck, guess I will have to go to the dealer. I need some
>suggestions on what to do? and What the problem(s) could be?

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Gerry Pierce 20 years ago

Or go to Home Depot/Lowes and get a new rubber washer for it in the lawn/garden center.

As for the lack of power... it could be alot of things.

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Ulysses 20 years ago

Sounds like you better get some more money. As for the hose I can't quite picture what it is you are talking about. The only coolant caps I know of are the radiator cap and the reservoir cap.

As for lack of power it could be a lot of things such as a clogged air or fuel filter, slipping transmission, bad spark plug wires, dirty sensors, or who knows. Is it overheating? Maybe if you give us a little more information...

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