<div dir="ltr"><div>Hi Michael,</div><div><br></div><div>Your solution is ingenious and concours correct.</div><div><br></div><div>I have a slightly different issue with my radiator drain tap. I need to drain the radiator, but the lever is stuck in the horizontal, closed position. I want to avoid breaking the lever, but it's interfering with unscrewing the cap. I'm trying to avoid moving the radiator altogether. I've heard that tapping the shaft on the opposite side of the handle might free up the mechanism.</div><div><br></div><div>Do you agree with this approach?</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks,</div><div>Harold</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Nov 5, 2025 at 10:42 PM Bob Spidell via Healeys <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net">healeys@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><u></u>
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