Robert Swinney wrote:
... repair of an outside faucet ... Suggestions please.

I suggest that you fasten a ball-valve hose shut off like this directly
to the faucet:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=7768871025
(I'd use a brass one).

Then turn the faucet on, leave it on and use the ball-valve to turn the
water on and off.

Bob