I believe you want the late MGC valve...Moss part #480-411...$40.95
Paul
>From: Peter Laurinaitis <laurin212@yahoo.com>
>Reply-To: Peter Laurinaitis <laurin212@yahoo.com>
>To: mmichels@socal.rr.com, tigers@autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: heater valves
>Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2006 13:22:51 -0700 (PDT)
>
>you are in luck, the mark 1 valve is carried by sunbeam specialties. the
>mark
>1a valve is carried by moss motors under an mg part number, and it is an
>almost
>exact replica of the sunbeam one. (even though people are selling them on
>ebay
>for triple that, i suspect they are just buying them off moss and reselling
>them). i have heard these are super rare, and have purchased one for $100
>off
>ebay for the mark 1a (the rarer one), another off ebay for $100 for a true
>NOS,
>and then found out the cross ref number for the one from moss and ordered
>it
>for $45. so i spend a chunk of change for several of them, but now know
>where
>to get the cheap. i dont have the part number with me, but will look it up
>tonight at home.
>
>peter
>
>--- mmichels@socal.rr.com wrote:
>
> > Dear List inhabitants:
> >
> > The various parts sources indicate that the heater valve for Mk 1 and
> > Mk 1A are different, that the Mk1A valve is no longer available and
> > that a potential substituted is a valve from a 78-80 Honda Civic.
> > Checking the local Honda dealer confirms that Honda no longer supplies
> > this part. He gave me a dismantler referral, but certainly a junkyard
> > valve is pretty old and questionable even if it turns up.
> >
> > My questions:
> >
> > What is it about a Mk 1 valve that won't work on a Mk 1A? The heater
> > layouts seem identical.
> >
> > Does anybody have any other valve substitutes in case I can't locate a
> > serviceable Honda item?
> >
>
>Peter Laurinaitis
>peter.laurinaitis.wg02@wharton.upenn.edu
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