Posted by gmharris [71.105.42.103] on Tuesday, October 15, 2013 at 21:47:03 :
In Reply to: Re: On further reflection, posted by Paul (in NY) [12.64.126.116] on Tuesday, October 15, 2013 at 21:05:51 :
I went back to the shop and heated the bung and petcock and out they came, easy as pie.
In the vice, I was able to free the petcock and see that the bung on the scrap radiator was pretty badly corroded. No tricks needed, just standard stuff.
I should take the radiator back, but I accepted it without complaining and it's just as easy for me to solder another petcock back in, if I can find a bung that will work.
I guess I thought it was going to be some complicated process and that's why he didn't replace the bung, but it's just a standard petcock sweated onto the tank. He acted like he didn't want to take a chance messing up the tank. Next time, I will go somewhere else.
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