Loctite on the tapered seat upon final assembly is a good way of ensuring it
doesn't leak, however the obvious down side is that you then can't turn it and
expect it to stay sealed. Great way of stopping that pesky antifreeze weep if
you don't plan on actually using the tap.
A propane torch and a light tap on the bum will free a stuck tap, also gets it
apart after the loctite treatment if necessary.
Andy.
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On Mon, 18/7/16, Patrick & Caroline Quinn <p_cquinn@tpg.com.au> wrote:
Subject: Re: [Healeys] JB8 Stuck Heater Valve
To: "'Michael Salter'" <michaelsalter@gmail.com>
Cc: "'healeys@autox.team.net'" <Healeys@autox.team.net>
Received: Monday, 18 July, 2016, 10:57 AM
Gâ??day  Which reminds me!  In the process of getting the
Healey Duncan going I disassembled, cleaned and polished the
brass â??tapered plugâ?? drain tap and it looked very pretty
against the gloss black of the engine. One problem is that
it didnâ??t seal! Â So out it came and with much
physical action with a cloth and Brasso the tapered joins
were polished. Then when assembling it received the gentle
hammer treatment in the hope that it would seal. It
didnâ??t! Â In the end I removed the tap from
the BN3â??s engine and used that which worked
perfectly. Â The tap fitted to the Healey
engine is more ornate that fitted to the Austin-Healey but
apart from more work with Brasso Iâ??m at a loss at what to
do.  Thanks  Patrick QuinnBlue Mountains,
Australia  From: Healeys
[mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of
Michael Salter
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