Capri - Radiator Cap & Tyre Troubles

Not much doing, Capri wise, over the last few weeks until this weekend. I have been having troubles, after long runs with my green Deluxe, with it losing water or having water sprayed over the engine bay. After a lot of looking, I am sure it is the radiator cap. I replaced this before the All Ford day but a similar thing happened after I parked the car at home. So, a new cap with 15 psi instead of 13 psi. Haven't tested this over a long run so we will see. Some club members suggest that there is a difference in the recovery type caps & the old style caps and that the former have a lower pressure rating allowing the water to flow out. I need a bit of a run to test the latest one I have on.



Yesterday, I took both my cars for a short run and arranged them so I could drive the XL to the Jimboomba Car Show. About 30 mins later we heard a very loud noise like an air cylinder exploding. Thinking it was next door or someone working in the street, I didn't do much more about it for a while. Later I went down under the house & noticed that the rear RH tyre of the XL was flat as a pancake. That was what the loud noise was! On checking the tyre, the valve stem had ruptured & split with a long gash. Have a look at the photo. Not good! I am just glad it did not happen on the road. I have been worried for some time about these tyres so this is a bit of a lesson. To make matters worse, the spare tyre I put on so I could move the cars around in the garage also went flat! So, the moral is - don't be so tight & replace the old tyres!