[Healeys] Radiator petcock

[Alex]

Great story!  hee hee.

Thanks, John. Maybe some sludge in my cooling system will "seal" the leak.

It's too bad that when these phools make these repro parts they don't take 
the time to do it right. I will contact Moss about it.

== Alex


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "john spaur" <jmsdarch at sbcglobal.net>
To: "Alex" <alexmm at roadrunner.com>
Cc: <healeys at autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, May 03, 2014 7:22 PM
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Radiator petcock


> The radiator and engine petcocks both leak on my car. However, after 2000 
> miles very little fluid has been lost; not even enough to top the radiator 
> off. Just watch it closely.
>
> I have not been able to stop the leaks. I drained the radiator today. When 
> I opened the petcock nothing came out. Not even a leak until I poked a 
> small stick into the opening to dislodged the sludge.
>
> Leaks when you don't want it too and clogs when you don't want it too.
>
> John
> '62 BT7
>
> At 06:21 PM 5/3/2014 -0400, Alex wrote:
>>Just replaced the old petcock, with its broken off bat handle, on my BT7 
>>radiator.  Much to my dismay, the braqnd new Taiwanese brass petcock from 
>>Moss weeps coolant!
>
>
>
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