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1. TR4 stuck coolant drain tap (score: 1)
Author: Unknown
Date: Sun, 25 Jul 2004 23:38:56 -0400
Hello all, Just wondering if anyone has recommendations for freeing a stuck drain tap at the bottom of a TR4 radiator. I don't really want to apply too much force to it and wrench it off or break it.
/html/triumphs/2004-07/msg00593.html (6,647 bytes)

2. RE: TR4 stuck coolant drain tap (score: 1)
Author: Unknown
Date: Sun, 25 Jul 2004 20:59:00 -0700
My suggestion would be to remove the tap from the radiator first, and then work on freeing it up. If it's a 1/4 turn tap like the ones on a TR3, then it is held together by a cotter pin that you can
/html/triumphs/2004-07/msg00595.html (7,343 bytes)

3. Re: TR4 stuck coolant drain tap (score: 1)
Author: Unknown
Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2004 01:13:14 -0600
A second on what Randall prescribes. Trying to do it on the radiator can cause one to work the fitting on the radiator to the point where it will fail, and then is looking at both a valve repair and
/html/triumphs/2004-07/msg00598.html (8,345 bytes)

4. Re: TR4 stuck coolant drain tap (score: 1)
Author: Unknown
Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2004 21:35:00 -0400
-- -- I rebuilt my block and radiator taps a month or two ago. They are pretty simple to do on the bench, but as I recall the spring was the weakest link in the assembly, and I couldn't find one loc
/html/triumphs/2004-07/msg00640.html (7,576 bytes)

5. RE: TR4 stuck coolant drain tap (score: 1)
Author: Unknown
Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2004 19:31:58 -0700
Neither the tension nor the size is all that critical ... I just grabbed the closest thing out of the parts bin and cut it to length with nippers. My originals were so badly corroded that one of the
/html/triumphs/2004-07/msg00646.html (6,978 bytes)

6. TR4 stuck coolant drain tap (score: 1)
Author: "Rob Pannell" <panl@erols.com>
Date: Sun, 25 Jul 2004 23:38:56 -0400
Hello all, Just wondering if anyone has recommendations for freeing a stuck drain tap at the bottom of a TR4 radiator. I don't really want to apply too much force to it and wrench it off or break it.
/html/triumphs/2004-07/msg01423.html (7,444 bytes)

7. RE: TR4 stuck coolant drain tap (score: 1)
Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>
Date: Sun, 25 Jul 2004 20:59:00 -0700
My suggestion would be to remove the tap from the radiator first, and then work on freeing it up. If it's a 1/4 turn tap like the ones on a TR3, then it is held together by a cotter pin that you can
/html/triumphs/2004-07/msg01425.html (8,130 bytes)

8. Re: TR4 stuck coolant drain tap (score: 1)
Author: "Michael D. Porter" <portermd@zianet.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2004 01:13:14 -0600
A second on what Randall prescribes. Trying to do it on the radiator can cause one to work the fitting on the radiator to the point where it will fail, and then is looking at both a valve repair and
/html/triumphs/2004-07/msg01428.html (9,180 bytes)

9. Re: TR4 stuck coolant drain tap (score: 1)
Author: "Terry Smith" <terryrs@adelphia.net>
Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2004 21:35:00 -0400
-- -- I rebuilt my block and radiator taps a month or two ago. They are pretty simple to do on the bench, but as I recall the spring was the weakest link in the assembly, and I couldn't find one loc
/html/triumphs/2004-07/msg01470.html (8,386 bytes)

10. RE: TR4 stuck coolant drain tap (score: 1)
Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>
Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2004 19:31:58 -0700
Neither the tension nor the size is all that critical ... I just grabbed the closest thing out of the parts bin and cut it to length with nippers. My originals were so badly corroded that one of the
/html/triumphs/2004-07/msg01476.html (7,771 bytes)


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