TM 5-3825-270-23&P
0074
PRESSURE TESTING - Continued
Use clean, thick waste cloth or like material to remove radiator pressure cap. Avoid using
gloves, hot water soaks through gloves. Failure to comply may result in injury or death
to personnel.
Wear suitable eye protection when working on vehicle cooling systems to avoid personnel
injury.
2.
Remove radiator cap (Figure 21, Item 4) from radiator (Figure 21, Item 3) by pressing down and rotating
counterclockwise.
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Figure 21. Cooling System Pressure Testing.
3.
Install radiator test kit pressure tester on radiator (Figure 22, Item 3).
RADIATOR TEST KIT
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Figure 22. Cooling System Pressure Testing.
CAUTION
Do not exceed 15 psi (103 kPa). Failure to comply could result in a rupture in the cooling
system or other damage to equipment.
4.
Using radiator test kit pressure tester, pressurize cooling system to 13 psi (89.6 kPa).