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Posted by mark@ems-fife.co.uk on April 28, 2008, 4:47 am
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> We are trying to fix a few niggles on an old Onan water-cooled generator, and
> one of the last jobs is sorting out the drain tap.
>
> When we got it, there was a bolt stuffed up inside the radiator drain tube
> extension, but it should have a drain tap in there.
>
> Have cleaned the thread out, surprisingly it was 1/8" Gas, not an NPT thread,
> but we now need either a drain tap with a long body so it clears the cowling,
or
> an extension tube and drain tap to suit.
>
> Has anyone got anything that would do the job or could be modified?
>
> The drain tube need to be male/female and 1.25" long, drain tap can be either a
> modern type or an older one with lever.
>
> Beer tokens available...
>
> Peter
> --
> Peter A Forbes
> Prepair Ltd, Rushden, UK
> peterfor...@prepair.co.ukhttp://www.prepair.co.ukhttp://www.prepair.eu
Go to BSS and get a long barrel nipple,or an 1/8" coupling and a bit
of 1/8" nippling tube.This would let the coupling screw up against the
casting and look nicer than a hex or barrel nipple and coupling.
Mark
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> one of the last jobs is sorting out the drain tap.
>
> When we got it, there was a bolt stuffed up inside the radiator drain tube
> extension, but it should have a drain tap in there.
>
> Have cleaned the thread out, surprisingly it was 1/8" Gas, not an NPT thread,
> but we now need either a drain tap with a long body so it clears the cowling,