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Thank you for the response dadio. I am puzzled and surprised as well. I originally took off the cap about a month ago to take a look at the fluid color and get a better look at the coolant level. It was difficult to remove by hand. Seemed ok so I tightened it up by hand. Later I drove to work about 20 miles and when I shut off the engine, steam arose from the rear engine compartment and I saw about a gallon of collant on the parking lot pavement. I was able to get some antifreeze and put almost a gallon in the tank and tightened the cap by hand even harder. I made the trip home ok, but the next day I was worried that the cap wasn't on tight enough. Like a dummy, I applied a wrench to the cap and got it really tight. Everything was fine for a month, but I was still worried and tried to remove the cap to check the fluid again. It was so tight I needed a wrench to loosen it. Upon putting the cap back on I discovered that it wouldn't tighten very much and that when running the engine, fluid leaked out and ran to my garage floor. I played with the cap, finding the tightest position possible and test ran the engine. It seemed ok. I just made it back from work, about a 40 mile round trip with no problems. Temp guage needle just a little right of vertical splitting the 8 and 0. The sysyem appears to be sealed, but I am nervous about the cap being on too loose. Any ideas besides don't fix it if it ain't broke? Thank you.
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