<div dir="auto">I replaced my original because somehow, the handle on the tap had broken off. I didn't know the replacement ones all leaked. I wonder if TRF and Moss even know about the problem. If they do, why would they continue to sell what they know is faulty, without trying to get the issue(s) resolved?<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Dave</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Sep 14, 2020, 7:29 AM Tom Mulligan <<a href="mailto:nute_shop@hotmail.com">nute_shop@hotmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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Perhaps the reproduction cocks are poorly made but the original ones didn't leak. The design is ancient (similar cocks tapped beer kegs in the middle ages). There are two on every TR2 or 3, one in the block and one in the radiator.
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On Sep 13, 2020, at 12:09 PM, David Friedlander <<a href="mailto:forzion7@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">forzion7@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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<div dir="auto">Hey Tom ~ Thanks! I needed the laugh. Maybe I should 'avoid the rush' and just install a pipe plug now... 😊
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<div dir="auto">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...
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