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Lotus Europa Forums => Garage => Topic started by: Lotusjps on Wednesday,July 11, 2018, 03:40:59 PM
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So getting my engine all back together after a complete rebuild, I went to bleed the air from the radiator and the top of the bleed screw broke off. It appears to have broke in the middle of the screw, which is a little baffling. I think I can get the remainder out without much work, though no clue were to source a replacement. Messing with my thread dies with portion of the screw that came out, seems to be a 12-24 thread (or at least as close to it as I can tell), though my be metric since the hex part seems to be. The parts manual appears to show a petcock valve rather than a bleed screw. I'm curious if anyone else has a radiator with a bleed screw (small brass screw with a hole through the center)?
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Any good local radiator shop can repair it at minimal cost.
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Not definitive but the three TCSs in my possession/sold have bleed screws like you are describing. The three S2s that are in my possession/sold have bleeder petcocks.
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Thanks for the info! Now it's the challenge of tracking one down.
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Thanks for the info! Now it's the challenge of tracking one down.
The radiator shop should have the bleed screw / petcock.
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Is brazing in a new bleed difficult?
I ask because I have 3 badly rusted long radiator feed pipes, where the vent pipe take-off by the battery has badly rusted.
The combination of hot water and air causes the pipes to rust badly.
I have Araldited 90' brass gas pipe 6mm compression fittings to the big tube ( using a suitable sized 6mm drill to keep the nut in place while the Araldite dries solid).
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You wouldn't braze, you would solder. It's not hard. Meticulous prep is the important part. Lots of tutorials on the web.