One of the to do articles will be on putting the heater valve in the
plenum area, and using a modern valve that works. Cleans up the engine
area, and give you a modern valve.
Larry
Theo Smit wrote:
>Sounds like what the DPO of my Tiger did. When I removed that shutoff valve
>a couple years ago as part of a cooling system overhaul, it was completely
>corroded shut and plugged with green gunge (look that up). My heater control
>valve comes from an '81 or '83 Honda Civic - it's installed in more or less
>the stock position, with a bracket I welded onto the Ware strut. The next
>time I redo the cooling system (maybe this winter) I'll move that valve and
>the associated hose so it doesn't cross over the valve cover. Unless you're
>really bent on having OEM appearance, you're far better off using a valve
>that has a chance of working in the first place.
>
>Theo
>
>Steve Sage wrote:
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>>Brrrrrrrrrrr. It's getting cold here in Los Angeles (I think it's
>>probably below 61 degrees now)! Ha Ha!
>>That being said, it is getting cooler and I'll probably have use for the
>>heater in the Tiger sometime this winter.
>>
>>My late version heater valve (a NOS piece I bought when I fixed up the
>>Tiger but didn't do the job) doesn't block the water when its off, so
>>I've installed a plumber's shop manual valve in the other heater hose
>>(thanks to Phil Cohen for the idea for that) that I keep closed until I
>>need to use the heater. It's a pain, though, since you have to open the
>>hood and get out of the car to turn the manual water valve on, and of
>>course as soon as the Tiger engine gets really warm, you rarely need the
>>heater except in very cold weather, and you have to get out of the car
>>and repeat the process to close the valve.
>>
>>So, has anyone figured out a way to fix the stock heater valve? In my
>>previous Alpine, (Series V) the valve worked perfectly and, when off,
>>cool air (in cool weather) came through the heater box.
>>
>>Steve Sage
>>1967 Tiger MK1A
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