[TR] Small coolant leak

[David Friedlander]

But, John, it's not the threaded portion that leaks.... No threads on stem
of the petcock. Seems to me, like Tom said, these either stop leaking
because they get full of crud or people just plug the hole. As it is, the
valve is located just above the starter so that's where it drains! I'm
guessing that if anyone wanted to drain their engine block, they'd just use
the radiator petcock instead.

Dave

On Sun, Sep 13, 2020, 3:14 PM John Linney <john at linneyweb.com> wrote:

> I went through 3 valves on my TR4. The final one got a seal using
> plumber’s pipe thread sealant.
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> > On Sep 13, 2020, at 11:38 AM, David Friedlander <forzion7 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > 
> > I have noticed a small coolant leak from my TR3 and have traced it to
> the handle assembly of the water drain tap on the side of the block. Anyone
> else had this issue? It's a new tap and don't know what the fix might be.
> It's not leaking from where the tap threads into the block... Thanks in
> advance for any BTDT advice...
> >
> > Dave
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