heater valve - open or closed?

[Kneale Brownson]

Heater valve is open until the vacuum controls apply vacuum to close it
(usually during A/C use).  Maybe your thermostat is opening too soon?

At 03:03 PM 1/3/2004 -0600, Livolsi, Stephane wrote:
>Woke up to about -30C this morning.  Car started fine (was not plugged
>in) but even after I get a reading on the temp gauge, the inside air
>still blows cold.
>I checked the heater valve and it is down (looks like vacuum is not
>applied, so the arm is in the relaxed position)  Does anyone know if
>this is open or closed?
> 
>I felt the hoses and they are pliable and warm, but not as warm as I
>would expect after idling for a while.
> 
>TIA
> 
>Stephane
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