type 44 heater valve

[DeWitt Harrison]

Ah. Not familiar with a type 44 "100." Europe?

DeWitt Harrison
'88 5000CS

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Nick Lawrence" <nick at beol.net>
To: "DeWitt Harrison" <six-rs at comcast.net>
Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 6:48 AM
Subject: Re: type 44 heater valve


> Well if you mean all type 44's have only a vacuum connection that is not so. 
> My '91 100 has (had) a valve with vacuum and electrical connection.  My '90 
> 100 since I owned it (9 years) had only vac but the electrical connection 
> is there.  General opinion is that they will do just fine without the 
> electrical so that is what I've got now.
> trying to thin the herd,  only keep 1 out of  3, that's plenty to keep 
> running.
> Nick
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "DeWitt Harrison" <six-rs at comcast.net>
> To: "Quattro List" <quattro at audifans.com>
> Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 10:06 PM
> Subject: Re: type 44 heater valve
> 
> 
> > On Mon, 17 Aug 2009 09:11:59 -0400, "Nick Lawrence" <nick at beol.net> wrote:
> >
> >> I have '90 100, 90 200, 91 100.
> >> Asking about the water heater valve.
> >>      the '91 100 has an electrical connection
> >>      the '90 100 has the wirng but has not had a valve with electric 
> >> since I've owned it (several years)
> >>      the  '90 200  no electrical connection on valve, don't rememeber 
> >> seeing any wiring.
> >>
> >> So I ask, what is it for?  Does it need the connection?
> >> The non_electrical are a little shorter and it is a stretch to fit hoses.
> >> Local flaps don't show a heater valve with an eclectrical connection in 
> >> the listings.
> >>
> > A type 44 water heater valve has only the vacuum connection from the 
> > vacuum control
> > module thingy (different thingy boxes between the 5ks and 200s). Factory 
> > valve is
> > plastic which eventually splits apart. At least some aftermarket 
> > replacements are
> > all metal.
> >
> > DeWitt Harrison
> > '88 5000CS
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