Jim
I pulled one apart. The problem is the end cap that comes off is
swaged on. I could not come up with a good way to re-attach that end.
Some British heater valve have rebuild kits but none that I could research
were anywhere near the size used in the Sunbeam heater valve.
The other problem is the rubber parts used inside the heater valve,
there are 2 rubber pieces; they deteriorate. This is also a problem with
NOS parts; they could be 20, 30, 40 years old. I went to a British Auto
guy in my area and he pulled an NOS valve out and he did a leak test, it
leaked. I'm not sure if there is a date code on or with the heater valves.
We would need someone with machine shop capabilities to come up with
a way to build a new internal valve from Delran or other to eliminate the
rubber parts, O-rings will probably be needed. We also need a way to seal
and close the original parts to make it rebuildable. I did have a few ideas
but no way to make and experiment with parts.
It would be nice to have a kit with instructions on how to rebuild
these heater valves but I don't think it would be feasible or cost
effective.
Ron Fraser
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From: tigers-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:tigers-bounces@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Rollright@aol.com
Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2010 10:01 AM
To: garywinblad@comcast.net
Cc: tigers@Autox.Team.Net
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Heater Control Valves
Hello,
As I mentioned in my note, I called Classic Sunbeam, with no luck and,
Sunbeam Specialties who did indeed have them (at half the price I might add
of
the folks you recommended. BTW, there seems to be two repros out there. The
one you bring to our attention has no machining step to reduce its right
angle connection, where the one pictured under MGC has the step that
connects up to our cars with no mods.
see: _http://www.kirks-auto.com/MGC/MGC_HeaterControlValve_LaterStyle.html_
(http://www.kirks-auto.com/MGC/MGC_HeaterControlValve_LaterStyle.html)
vs: _http://www.reisentzrestorations.com_
(http://www.reisentzrestorations.com)
But the point really is, can they be rebuilt, like brake or clutch master
cylinders? That was my question. Has anybody successfully rebuilt one?
Jim Armstrong
In a message dated 8/18/2010 8:40:21 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
garywinblad@comcast.net writes:
http://www.reisentzrestorations.com/
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