Re: Heater Valve

[Kneale Brownson <knotnook@traverse.com>]

On my '87 5k, it's in front of the firewall about in the middle of the
engine compartment and has a vacuum connection, so it doesn't look much
like a valve.  On my '86 4k cars, it's in a similar location related to the
firewall but more behind the engine, and it has an external lever arm
connected to the choke-type cable coming from the temperature control lever
in the dash.  Both have heater-hose type connections with hose clamps on
the inlet and outlet nipples.

Kneale Brownson

At 11:32 AM 7/22/99 -0400, rochow@pixelmagic.com wrote:
>
>>> Do I recall correctly that there was a suitable replacement available from
>>> Pep-Boys that you mentioned awhile back?
>>
>>That's right, many have used it. It's just the aftermarket version of the
>>heater control valve. The one I got happened to be a Stant model. These
>>metal-bodied ones are seemingly more robust than the plastic OEM ones,
>>which can split wide open and spew coolant everywhere. The cost is similar
>>either way (~$20).
>
>Where is it located / from where is it accessible? That's precisely the
>sort of part one ought to just go ahead and replace after buying
>an old used car, the kind of thing you where preemptive effort seems to be
>rather small and break-down effect particularly troublesome...
>
>TIA,
>-gbr
>