Heater valves

[ccohen5]

Got it.  I will stand by the test results in 2015!  I wonder if the QClub
will do a paper on it!

Colin

----- Original Message -----
From: "Doyt W. Echelberger" <Doyt at buckeye-express.com>
To: "ccohen5" <ccohen5 at compuserve.com>
Cc: <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2001 8:23 AM
Subject: Re: Heater valves


>
> The original valves are plastic, and the failure mode is for the two
halves
> to just split apart at some point, releasing a steady flow of coolant.
>
> The replacement valves we are talking about are not plastic. They are
> metal. And as far as I know they don't fail the same way BECAUSE they are
> metal. The test is underway and results will be available in 2015.
>
> Doyt Echelberger
> 87 5ktq with new metal heater valve from Autozone, about $15.....the
valve,
> that is.
>
>  >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>.
> At 11:18 PM 11/14/2001 -0700, you wrote:
> >Does anyone know what exactly gives out on the heater valve?  Is it a
seal,
> >presumably internal, metal fatigue?
> >
> >I open my heater valve before I shut the engine down in order to equalize
> >the static pressure between the cool water inside the heater and the hot
> >stuff outside.
> >
> >Not sure if it helps, but it used to prolong the life of heater valves
aka
> >reserve radiator control, on my various Coopers.
> >
> >Colin
>