I went through this on my 73. What a pain. I manually greased the cable with
lubricant and worked it back and forth by hand several times. Also lubed up
the slider on the valve itself.
When I want to make SURE the dumb thing is closed, I open the bonnet and
push it closed by hand. Just one of the *joys* :-) of owning these
cars.
Valerie Stabenow, 62 MGA MkII, 67 TR4a, 69 XK-E FHC, 73 TR-6, 81 Corvette
Coupe
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Fabie" <rmf3860@erols.com>
To: "six pack" <6pack@autox.team.net>; <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, August 03, 2002 12:15 AM
Subject: Heater Valve Doesn't Close? x-mac-creator="4D4F5353"
> During my recent rebuild, I replaced the heater valve on my TR6 (the
> thing that sticks up from the head). The cable is also new. The valve
> appears to be operating in that it slides all the way to the top and all
> the way back to the bottom. However, it's obvious that the valve is not
> closing since the heater hose is hot and there's hot air in the
> passenger compartment.
>
> Can anyone help with any information. Could the valve be going through
> its motions but the valve actually not closing?
>
> Thanks
>
> Bob Fabie
> '75 TR6
> (now with 156 miles on the new engine)
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