[Healeys] radiator drain tap

[Oudesluys]

Dat kan alleen maar eindigen in de restauratie business.
Kees Oudesluijs
NL


Op 3-5-2013 7:13, Bert Van Brande schreef:
> Naaah, stealerships don't make much on car sales nowadays but service is
> $130/hr around here and they clock really nice rounded hours. They don't need
> no tools to speed that up, that's counter-productive to business!  Alternator
> replacement was quoted as $930, most of this labor. Cost me $204 in parts to
> do it myself. It all started with an Austin-Healey restoration and now I am
> servicing and repairing 3 cars in my household!  Probably 4 very soon!  I'll
> stop ranting here as I rather enjoy it.  ;-)
>
> Bert
> ________________________________
>   From: Alan Seigrist <healey.nut at gmail.com>
> To: Bert Van Brande <bertvanbrande at yahoo.com>
> Cc: Per Schoerner
> <healeyguy at bredband.net>; "healeys at autox.team.net" <healeys at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thursday, May 2, 2013 6:49 PM
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] radiator drain tap
> Bert -
>
> I am sure there's an official Mini "lower hose removal tool" which
> will do the removal in 3 minutes or less.  Only $300, built for shop use of
> course.
>
> Alan
>
>
>
>
> On Fri, May 3, 2013 at 9:35 AM, Bert Van Brande
> <bertvanbrande at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> I am already happy there is a drain tap on
> my BN2.
>> On my daughters 2005 Mini
>> Cooper there is no drain tap or valve,
> you need to take off the lower hose,
>> which you barely can get too to drain
> the coolant.  Why did I need to drain
>> the coolant?  To take of the top
> coolant hose to get to a broken alternator,
>> and oh yeah I needed to take off
> the outer bumper and the inner bumper
>> structure and move the radiator out a
> bit too.... Sigh, progress?  Still fun
>> to drive though!
>>
>> Bert
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