'87 80 1.8 Heater problem

[Tom Nas]

At 19:41 2-1-02 -0500, Kneale Brownson wrote:

>Those valves can lose their grip on the cable so that the cable doesn't
>move the activator arm sufficiently.  Usually it's the other way
>around:  Can't shut the heat off, but I suppose the same thing could apply
>for opening the valve enough to let you warm the car.
>
>The plastic valve "disaster" is splitting in half so all your coolant
>helps wash down your firewall.

The valve is working fine: once I turn it to halfway on the dial, it gives
half the heat. All the way out gives instant scorching heat. No leakages
either.

It did the same irritating trick again tonight, opening when the temp gauge
pushes past 100 C. I've ordered a new T'stat.

Thanks, gents.

Tom