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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: wakeyomega on 21 September 2008, 09:44:56

Title: Radiator drain plug.
Post by: wakeyomega on 21 September 2008, 09:44:56

Can anybody please confirm 100% if the radiator drain plug should have a seal / washer between the knurled thumbscrew and the face of the rad? (I'm aware there are two rubber sealing rings further down on the drain plug body).
Thanks Pat
facelift V6 2.5 petrol.

Title: Re: Radiator drain plug.
Post by: Andy B on 21 September 2008, 09:47:10

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Can anybody please confirm 100% if the radiator drain plug should have a seal / washer between the knurled thumbscrew and the face of the rad? (I'm aware there are two rubber sealing rings further down on the drain plug body).
Thanks Pat
facelift V6 2.5 petrol.

DEFINITELY only 2 rubber 'O' rings.
 :y :y

Title: Re: Radiator drain plug.
Post by: wakeyomega on 21 September 2008, 09:48:49

Thanks Andy

Pat

Title: Re: Radiator drain plug.
Post by: Andy B on 21 September 2008, 09:51:00

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Thanks Andy

Pat

Can we assume you're losing water? The leak from the core of my rad seemed to collect around the drain plug, my cheap, easy reason for its replacement while on holiday last year. You sure you don't have a leak further up the rad?  :-/  :(

Title: Re: Radiator drain plug.
Post by: wakeyomega on 21 September 2008, 10:09:50

Its a long story Andy, going back 2 years. My drain plug was leaking then, and I foolishly tightened it with some grips and the knurled thumbscrew snapped off like a carrot but it was still leaking. I then attempted to remove it in situ with various home made devices and whilst tapping in a stud remover with a hammer (yes, I was getting desperate) I noticed the leak stopped. So I left it, for two years! I finally got around to removing the radiator this week and drilling out the old drain plug. I put a new one in, refitted the rad and guess what - the drainplug leaks, so I'm resigned to a new radiator. I could have left well alone, but sods law says that it would have started leaking again in deep winter when I hibernate  :)

Cheers Pat

Title: Re: Radiator drain plug.
Post by: Andy B on 21 September 2008, 10:29:37

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..... I put a new one in, refitted the rad and guess what - the drainplug leaks, so I'm resigned to a new radiator.  .....

I've got some of this --> Magic Bond (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Devcon-Magic-Bond-Epoxy-Putty_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trkparmsZ72Q3a12Q7c39Q3a1Q7c66Q3a2Q7c65Q3a12Q7c240Q3a1318QQ_trksidZp3286Q2ec0Q2em14QQhashZitem280268117426QQitemZ280268117426QQZsalenotsupported) in the garage. I used it to repair leaking petrol tank on my Senator & it does stck like the proverbila to a blanket. Are you very far from next week ends York meet? I could bring some with me. If it works, you've just save £200, if it doesn't ....
You could always take off a hose if you need to drain your coolant in the future.

Title: Re: Radiator drain plug.
Post by: wakeyomega on 21 September 2008, 11:35:44

I like your idea Andy. Probably won't make the York meet unfortunately, but will get some Magic bond or similar epoxy resin, as you say for a couple of quid I've got nothing to lose.

Thanks again, Pat

Title: Re: Radiator drain plug.
Post by: wakeyomega on 26 September 2008, 18:48:22

Hi Andy
Just to say thanks - magic Bond did the trick. I don't like bodges - but I do like saving £200! Enjoy York

Pat

Title: Re: Radiator drain plug.
Post by: HerefordElite on 26 September 2008, 19:12:34

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Hi Andy
Just to say thanks - magic Bond did the trick. I don't like bodges - but I do like saving £200! Enjoy York

Pat

sounds like an engineered solution to me not a bodge ;) - especialy if it saves 200 quidlies :y