[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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