Date:         Thu, 13 Dec 2012 10:34:28 -0600
Reply-To:     Mike South <msouth@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Mike South <msouth@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Longer bleeder screw safe?
Comments: To: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@turbovans.com>
In-Reply-To:  <50C97011.3060309@turbovans.com>
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Thanks Scott.  It's definitely not worth putting you through that trouble,
but it's s good point that i could just poke a drill bit or something in
there and see what I hit.  Duh :).

mike


On Thu, Dec 13, 2012 at 12:05 AM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans <
scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:

>  if you want me to I can check in an old vanagon radiator.
>
> did you stick something in there and measure ? ..
> would be logical I'd think.
>
>
>  On 12/12/2012 9:36 PM, Mike South wrote:
>
> I found an M8 x 1.25 bolt that threads into the radiator bleed hole fine,
> but nothing as short as the original.  I'll try another hardware store
> tomorrow, but I'm wondering if anyone knows what's under the threads in the
> radiator--can you just keep screwing a bolt down or will you break
> something?
>
> I know Alistair has cut or been there for the cutting apart of at least one
> radiator (seehttp://shufti.wordpress.com/2011/11/21/vanagon-radiator-replacement/ ),
> just curious if anyone knows.
>
> I had my radiator replaced at a shop, don't know what they used.  Here are
> some pics from the bottom and top:
> http://imgur.com/FxIsy,eE8qo#0http://imgur.com/FxIsy,eE8qo#1
>
> (In one you can see the point where the bolt started getting hard to turn
> and it thought it would be better to stop and ask.)
>
> mike
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