Oil Drain Cock Needed

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If anyone has an extra Oil Drain Cock or contact for someone who does I am in need of one and it would be greatly appreciated if someone is willing to sell it.

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Charles,

Do you have both but one doesn’t work or what?

Do you need just the drain cock or the drain cock and the handle?

Peter

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I have a working High Level Cock and handle but only a plug in the Drain Hole.

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The threaded drain plug rarely leaks, however, the drain cock does tend to wear, or be damaged from a rock or stick, and starts to leak.

The convenience of turning a handle to drain the oil might not be worth the drips and mess.

Greg

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Seems it’s just a 1/4 turn brass drain cock which was and is still a standard hardware item; a quick search of my Grainger and McMaster-Carr catalogs reveal several candidates which could serve well once a slight modification to the handle is made and the extension handle pinned on.

I think I will stick with my drain plug but I did think about replacing it.

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Charles,

Greg is correct on the dripping thing.

However, you can use valve grinding compound to tighten it up and the drain cock is easier to use than a plug (that typically drops into you oil drain pan when you unscrew it to drain your oil – a PAIN).

Also, Wayne Hancock had some of the long, flat metal brackets made that center the handle (see your illustration).

I’ll look around to see what I have, but you should start a search on eBay for the drain cock / pet cock.

In addition, there are a number of pet cocks on eBay that would serve your purpose, even if they are not correct.

You could use one of those until you find the correct fitting.

Peter

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BTW, modification is a common thing to do when it comes to finding parts for our P-A cars.

Also, I believe that in Judging at PAS Meets, the judges do not look under the car.

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The judges do look under the car. There is a section for this on the judging form.

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Thanks for your help guys. I do have the flat metal piece that Center’s the handle. I do like the looks and character it gives and will most likely pursue finding one versus using the plug.

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