Bert,
Not a new problem, our 1980 MGB doesn't have a drain either. A radiator
shop ought to be able to add one - at least for a metal bottom tank.
Anyone else getting duplicate emails from the list? It's not every
email, but a good percentage of them.
Cheers,
Bob Haskell
AHCA 3000 Mk I registrar
http://www.ciahc.org/registry_3000mk1.php
On 05/02/2013 09:35 PM, Bert Van Brande wrote:
> I am already happy there is a drain tap on my BN2.
>
> On my daughters 2005 Mini
> Cooper there is no drain tap or valve, you need to take off the lower hose,
> which you barely can get too to drain the coolant. Why did I need to drain
> the coolant? To take of the top coolant hose to get to a broken alternator,
> and oh yeah I needed to take off the outer bumper and the inner bumper
> structure and move the radiator out a bit too.... Sigh, progress? Still fun
> to drive though!
>
> Bert
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Per
> Schoerner <healeyguy@bredband.net>
> To: healeys@autox.team.net
> Sent: Thursday,
> May 2, 2013 2:39 PM
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] radiator drain tap
>
>
> John
> Same on
> my car, also a 62 BT7. I've also wondered why, seems illogical
> to me, with
> the tap handle parallel to the tap it should be open, not
> closed.
>
> Per in
> Sweden
>
> john spaur skrev 2013-05-02 21:18:
>> My drain tap is closed when the
> handle points down. Seems like it would
>> be easier to knock it open. Is that
> normal?
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