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[email protected] · 03-16-2023, 12:50 PM

How can I take the Messko Radiator Cap off a Model A? I have tried, but do not want to break it. Is there a technique? See Pics. Thanks, Jim

abachman3 · 03-16-2023, 02:26 PM

It should release like other caps. Try to get it off using a strap wrench. One of mine is tough to remove and comes off fairly easy using the strap wrench.

[email protected] · 03-17-2023, 09:59 AM

Thanks. I have read that some of these caps have an anti theft set up on them. If this cap is set up that way, is there something else i need to do? I've tried turning it with a strap wrench, lifting while turning, still not coming off.
Thanks

TerryO · 03-17-2023, 12:49 PM

Does the cap turn? I put an O-ring on my quail and I have to press down as I turn the cap.

TOB

Marshall V. Daut · 03-17-2023, 05:41 PM

Check if there is a small Allen bolt head on the backside of the cap. Some caps use that as an anti-theft device, as it's almost invisible unless you know what to look for.
Marshall

redmodelt · 03-18-2023, 10:39 AM

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I don't see a anti theft cap, just a standard type 1/4 twist cap. The anti theft caps are completely different.

[email protected] · 03-22-2023, 09:50 AM

Thanks for the help everybody. I finally got the radiator cap off, a little master blaster and some lite tapping on the cap and she came off. She was rusted to the filler neck.

Ray in La Mesa · 03-22-2023, 10:54 AM

Small victories are sometimes the greatest!

Flathead · 03-22-2023, 12:08 PM

Being patient and careful generally pays off.

03-16-2023, 02:26 PM	#2
abachman3 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Western Springs, IL Posts: 324	Re: Messko Radiator Cap for Model A It should release like other caps. Try to get it off using a strap wrench. One of mine is tough to remove and comes off fairly easy using the strap wrench.

03-17-2023, 09:59 AM	#3
[email protected] Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2023 Location: El Dorado County, California Posts: 3	Re: Messko Radiator Cap for Model A Thanks. I have read that some of these caps have an anti theft set up on them. If this cap is set up that way, is there something else i need to do? I've tried turning it with a strap wrench, lifting while turning, still not coming off. Thanks

03-17-2023, 12:49 PM	#4
TerryO Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: N. GA Posts: 532	Re: Messko Radiator Cap for Model A Does the cap turn? I put an O-ring on my quail and I have to press down as I turn the cap. TOB

03-17-2023, 05:41 PM	#5
Marshall V. Daut Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Davenport, Iowa Posts: 2,112	Re: Messko Radiator Cap for Model A Check if there is a small Allen bolt head on the backside of the cap. Some caps use that as an anti-theft device, as it's almost invisible unless you know what to look for. Marshall

03-18-2023, 10:39 AM	#6
redmodelt Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Portland OR Posts: 6,342	Re: Messko Radiator Cap for Model A Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) I don't see a anti theft cap, just a standard type 1/4 twist cap. The anti theft caps are completely different. __________________ I know the voices aren't real but damn they have some good ideas!

03-22-2023, 09:50 AM	#7
[email protected] Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2023 Location: El Dorado County, California Posts: 3	Re: Messko Radiator Cap for Model A Thanks for the help everybody. I finally got the radiator cap off, a little master blaster and some lite tapping on the cap and she came off. She was rusted to the filler neck.

03-22-2023, 10:54 AM	#8
Ray in La Mesa Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: La Mesa Ca Posts: 1,166	Re: Messko Radiator Cap for Model A Small victories are sometimes the greatest!

03-22-2023, 12:08 PM	#9
Flathead Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Southern Maine Posts: 1,499	Re: Messko Radiator Cap for Model A Being patient and careful generally pays off.