Years and years ago, my heater valve was leaking between the two
cast pieces. I used blue Permatex silicone, and it hasn't leaded a drop since.
Just make sure to wipe off the excess, or it will look a bit ugly.
Doug Braun
'72 Spit
At 09:56 AM 1/30/03 -0800, you wrote:
>Looking for some suggestions on best way to proceed.
>
>I renewed the heater control valve because the second-hand one I purchased had
>a persistent leak between the top and bottom halves that I was unable to
>defeat. Unfortunately, the brass mounting block that attaches to the support
>plate is no longer available, so I had to reuse the one I had, and now I have
>a leak between the brass block and the heater valve. There is an old seal
>inside the block surrounding the outlet tube and I'm wondering what would be
>the best material to replace this with to form a pressure-resistant and water
>tight seal between the brass mounting block and the valve itself. Thank you.
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