scottonthefen
Well-Known Member
I've replaced the coolant drain plug in my engine block. Foolishly, I went to use the old one and found it was only keeping coolant in because it was clogged up behind it. Once I cleared that the coolant ran out and I couldn't stop it because the thread on the t-piece of the tap had stripped long ago.
I bought a new one from Turner. The end of the t-piece wouldn't seal, I could blow through it. They told me as it's brass to tighten it up hard a few times to get it to seal. That didn't work, so I taped up the inside end. There goes using it as a tap, might as well use a bolt..
Now it leaks around the outer thread. Only 3 or 4 drips in fifteen minutes of running and there's nothing of note on the garage floor each morning. I've used PTFE tape to get it this good.
Will it improve as it clogs up behind it again over time? Am I expecting too much?
There's a faint groove in the block exactly where the drips run so I wonder if trying to stop this entirely is trying to stop something that's been happening for decades..
I bought a new one from Turner. The end of the t-piece wouldn't seal, I could blow through it. They told me as it's brass to tighten it up hard a few times to get it to seal. That didn't work, so I taped up the inside end. There goes using it as a tap, might as well use a bolt..
Now it leaks around the outer thread. Only 3 or 4 drips in fifteen minutes of running and there's nothing of note on the garage floor each morning. I've used PTFE tape to get it this good.
Will it improve as it clogs up behind it again over time? Am I expecting too much?
There's a faint groove in the block exactly where the drips run so I wonder if trying to stop this entirely is trying to stop something that's been happening for decades..
