I see. To get what you really want, you have to see it in front
of you, instead of trying to describe to a parts
vendor what you want.
I suspect that the part I have would work for you.
(Actually I got it when somebody send me the wrong part
for my car!)
I could e-mail you a couple of pictures of it so
you could tell...
Doug
At 01:18 PM 10/23/00 -0700, Barry Schwartz wrote:
> >I have the correct on on my MK IV.
> >
> >First of all, the hose to the engine comes off the TOP.
> >So the part with the lever that the cable connects to is on the bottom.
> >Many parts catalogs and even my factory parts book show it
> >UPSIDE DOWN!
> <snip>
>*****************************************
>Doug,
>Thanks for the reply
>It may very well be I have used the wrong type, and that the MK4 Spitfire
>doesn't have this particular valve as standard equipment. I had just
>assumed that I replaced it with the original type so many years ago.
>However I do need that type that closes when you "push" the cable. I don't
>have the original controls that the car came with and just use a "choke"
>cable to control the heater operation. Basically, I would like the knob to
>be "in" when the heater is off -
>Maybe a little clarification on my part is in order. In my application,
>the original MK4 bulkhead sheet metal valve mounting bracket is used which
>slips under the coil mounting bracket, but the water outlet to the block
>points downward, and the valve body points upward (aka GT6 style) BUT with
>the cable entering the left hand side forward of the body (as viewed
>sitting in the car of course), and rotation as noted i.e when you push the
>cable, it closes the valve. Therein lies most of the confusion. Had I
>kept better records many years ago I wouldn't have to ask the list for
>silly things like this, but I suppose it keeps a fee people busy during the
>cold winter months :-)??
>Part of the problem lies in that the basic body is used for MANY different
>applications and can be interchanged with the different bases providing for
>many different configurations. But to compound things even more, there are
>also variations on which way the operation of the valve lever itself is -
>So I guess what I REALLY need to know is what model/year vehicle do I need
>to specify to replace this particular valve!
>
>
>Barry Schwartz (San Diego) bschwart@pacbell.net
>
>72 PI, V6 Spitfire (daily driver)
>70 GT6+ (when I don't drive the Spit)
>70 Spitfire (long term project)
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