[DeTomaso] Stock Radiator Bleed Screw Broke : (

[Joseph F. Byrd, Jr.]

Unless the face of the screw head is machined for an o-ring, the round cross section would be more prone to leaking.  A flat elastomer washer would be better.  Mashing the o-ring pure flat might work for a while 

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From: DeTomaso [mailto:detomaso-bounces at poca.com] On Behalf Of thomas
Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2015 13:06 PM
To: Mike Reilly
Cc: <detomaso at poca.com>
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Stock Radiator Bleed Screw Broke : (

An O-ring is probably better than the copper gasket used by the factory.


> 24 jun 2015 kl. 18:41 skrev Mike Reilly <reillyms at live.com>:
> 
> Marshall, that's why mine finally broke......cinching it down with pliers! 
> From: marshall smith
> Sent: ‎6/‎24/‎2015 9:02 AM
> To: detomaso at poca.com; Thomas Tornblom
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Stock Radiator Bleed Screw Broke : (
> 
> Actually, a bolt or allen head for this new bleeder would be a better idea. I always need to cinch up my bleeder screw with pliers or vice grips to effect a tight seal.
> Great idea Thomas.
> 
> Marshall
> --------------------------------------------
> On Wed, 6/24/15, Thomas Tornblom <thomas at hax.se> wrote:
> 
>  Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Stock Radiator Bleed Screw Broke : (
>  To: detomaso at poca.com
>  Date: Wednesday, June 24, 2015, 7:13 AM
>  
>  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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