[DeTomaso] Stock Radiator Bleed Screw Broke : (
Mike Reilly
reillyms at live.com
Wed Jun 24 10:37:04 EDT 2015
Good idea :-). Gives me an excuse to by a drill press!
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From: Thomas Tornblom<mailto:thomas at hax.se>
Sent: 6/24/2015 7:14 AM
To: detomaso at poca.com<mailto:detomaso at poca.com>
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Stock Radiator Bleed Screw Broke : (
Doesn't look too hard to create one yourself.
A brass M6x15 screew, drilled with a 2mm hole 10 mm deep from the end
and then a 2 mm hole perpendicular into the hole and a copper gasket and
you are done.
If you can get a knurled screew it would be perfect.
Thomas
Den 2015-06-24 15:25, cengles at cox.net skrev:
> Dear Mike,
>
>
> I think that a trip to the local radiator shop is the
> shortest distance from the broken bleed screw to a functioning radiator.
>
>
> Warmest regards, Chuck Engles
>
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, Jun 23, 2015 at 10:04 PM, Mike Reilly wrote:
>
>> Hi all. I was bleeding my radiator this weekend and the bleed screw
>> head broke off leaving the threaded part in the radiator. I got the
>> threaded part out and then went online to order a new screw from
>> Wilkinson which is on his site's catalog. I was later told me the
>> part is no longer available from his shop. Anyone have any sources or
>> ideas? I have a bone stock radiator (recently rebuilt) that works
>> great but now without the bleed screw at the top driver's side : (
>> Picture of the part needed attached. I next plan to bring my broken
>> part to some local radiator shops to see if I can find a similar
>> replacement. Thanks! Mike R.
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Good idea :-). Gives me an excuse to by a drill press!
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From: [1]Thomas Tornblom
Sent: 6/24/2015 7:14 AM
To: [2]detomaso at poca.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Stock Radiator Bleed Screw Broke : (
Doesn't look too hard to create one yourself.
A brass M6x15 screew, drilled with a 2mm hole 10 mm deep from the end
and then a 2 mm hole perpendicular into the hole and a copper gasket
and
you are done.
If you can get a knurled screew it would be perfect.
Thomas
Den 2015-06-24 15:25, cengles at cox.net skrev:
> Dear Mike,
>
>
> I think that a trip to the local radiator shop is
the
> shortest distance from the broken bleed screw to a functioning
radiator.
>
>
> Warmest regards, Chuck Engles
>
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, Jun 23, 2015 at 10:04 PM, Mike Reilly wrote:
>
>> Hi all. I was bleeding my radiator this weekend and the bleed screw
>> head broke off leaving the threaded part in the radiator. I got the
>> threaded part out and then went online to order a new screw from
>> Wilkinson which is on his site's catalog. I was later told me the
>> part is no longer available from his shop. Anyone have any sources
or
>> ideas? I have a bone stock radiator (recently rebuilt) that works
>> great but now without the bleed screw at the top driver's side : (
>> Picture of the part needed attached. I next plan to bring my broken
>> part to some local radiator shops to see if I can find a similar
>> replacement. Thanks! Mike R.
>> ------------------------------
>>
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