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Subject:Re: Cut a slit in the bleed screw. Sheesh
From:George Wietor
Date:Wed, 21 Nov 2001 17:46:39 -0800

--- George Wietor <wietorg@YAHOO.COM> wrote:
> Howdy. A while back someone suggested nicking a slit
> in the Vanagon rasdiator bleed screw.
> I recently ground a narrow, short kerf with my
> Dremel
> and a miniature cutoff wheel.
> This allows a pathway to bleed air and bubbles from
> the coolant without completely removing the screw.
> I left enough of the capscrew  thread intact to
> form
> a good seal when snugged down.
> Now if I could braze on a knurled thumbwheel....
> Not as elegant as the KEP bleed valve/recovery
> system,
> but certainly cost-effective.  George
>
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