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Inline radiator hose drain?

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Anyone seen something like this in a 1-1/4" size?

I found 1-1/2",1-3/4" and larger, and even a 1-1/4 to 1-1/2 adapter size, but not straight 1-1/4".
I am getting tired of dumping coolant all over the place each time I need to drain the system for maintenance, repair or improvement to the engine.
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Re: Inline radiator hose drain? (wclark)

I ended up fabricating one.
3.5" piece of 1.25" D .065" 6061 sleeved with a 1.25" piece of 2" D .325" 6061 - welded. Tapped with 3/8" NPT and screwed in a #61102 drain petcock from Rockauto with Teflon pipe joint sealer. Pretty much looks like the picture above minus the nice anodizing. Ended up spending $40 on materials and shipping with enough materials left over to make a couple more. All I had on hand was the TIG filler rods and teflon sealer.



Modified by wclark at 8:29 AM 10-30-2009
 
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