Well, ya just made me go out to the garage and look to see what model of stant I have. YEP, it is the same one I have.
Note on the description where its says......"The Stant 12270 tester allows you to test today's cars higher pressure cooling systems and pressure caps up to 30 pounds"..........key being.........."up to".
The statement of......"The gauge includes new cap testing pressure ranges of 17-19 lbs., 20 lbs., and 28-30 lbs." is regarding only caps with the newer/higher type release pressures on some of the newer cars. An added bonus here.
This tool should be all ya should need for this car, and many, many others.
You'll find it a great tool! You can also do some diagnostic checks with it regarding situations like a possible head gasket leakage problem also, AND, you can easily check the cap for proper operation also. Enjoy, and the instructions included with it will make all much more clearer.
Now.........regarding the mess of bleeding coolant all over the top of your engine...........well.........the bleeder valve idea may make things nicer, and, I personally haven't done anything regarding finding a better way of avoiding making a coolant mess (other than the rags all around), so you might go after this one next, if you so desire. I find I don't have that much of an issue with this, so I haven't gone outta my way to re-invent the wheel here.........much.
