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By Croppie
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What about leaving it and fitting one of them self drilling self tapping self sealing vents?
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Croppie wrote:
August 15th, 2017, 10:25 pm
This is it. Got to be worth a punt.

http://www.easibleed.co.uk/
I forgot those existed! That's another option and certain to work.
Thank you for that! I will take a look at them.
I had thought of using freeze spray on the old screw to see it it might break the hold it has. But I don't have much hope of it working
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REDSAW wrote:
August 15th, 2017, 11:35 pm
did a couple recently, dremell a slot in the head, heat then srewdriver.
I had thought of trying that! Risk is the screw will then break.
It is an old Barlo rad and the screws in them can seize solid.
Only way to cut a slot in the screw head is with a Dremell, but it is one tool I don't have.
A friend has one he doesn't use much, so that's an idea.

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