I second J&J's comment.
Personally, on over 20 LBC's over the years,
yes some due to age, but some brand new....
at least 3/4'ers of them all had heater valves that would not
transition the full amount via stock, as designed, controls.
Paul Tegler wizardz@toad.net www.teglerizer.com
-----Original Message-----
From: John & Judy Tones <jtones@home.com>
To: Spitfires Listserv <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Date: Saturday, June 24, 2000 8:57 PM
Subject: Air Conditioning
>
>Just a thought for some of you who are complaining about the cockpit being
>too hot - I have found several LBC's (including some Spits) in the past
>where the hot water valve for the heater did not turn off completely. It
>appears as though many cars were built where the heater control cable does
>not have enough movement (from the factory) to completely control the valve
>mechanism, ie the dash control has less movement than the valve requires. I
>have had to loosen the fitting on the valve (where the control cable
>terminates) and manually close the valve, then re-tighten the cable. I seem
>to remember that the valve would then only open part way for the winter so
>you would have to reset it twice a year - but hey, thats what LBC's are all
>about.
>Not air conditioning but it's a quick and easy place to start checking.
>John Tones, Victoria BC
>
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