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If your vehicle's engine begins to overheat while driving, it is safe to immediately remove the radiator cap to help the system cool down faster.

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False. Never remove the radiator cap while the engine is hot, as pressurized boiling coolant can spray out and cause severe burns.
The statement is false because engine cooling systems remain under high pressure when hot. Removing the radiator cap from an overheated engine causes scalding coolant and steam to spray out under pressure, posing a severe danger of injury.

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1
Identify the mechanical principles of an engine cooling system under operating temperature.
Recognize that hot coolant inside the radiator builds high pressure.
The closed-loop cooling system uses pressure caps to elevate the boiling point of coolant.
2
Evaluate the safety hazard of removing the radiator cap while hot.
Determine that opening a hot radiator cap causes explosive pressure release.
Sudden depressurization causes instant boiling and violent eruption of scalding liquid and steam.

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