The reason to change the heater core if never changed and you are in the area, would be preventive in nature. If you get a leak in the heater core it will leak antifreeze inside on the passenger side carpet. Some people installed a mechanical valve to shutoff one side of the water flow to the heater core because the fan runs all the time and you would get some heat from that area. if the vacum shutoff valve is working correctly the mechanical valve would not change anything. I made shure my valve was working and added a second vacum valve on the other hose just incase heat traveled into heater core.
Brian - NCM Lifetime Member
73 coupe L48, Flat-top pistons, Performer RPM Heads, Crane Cam and roller rockers, Holley 650 vac sec. Performer intake,
3.55 gear BTO 200-4R trans,
Leather seats, Seatbelt Plus 3point seatbelts, Pioneer CD player
Magnaflow Exhuast System
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I'm trying to fire up some heat in my '78 L-82 w/AC. Does anyone know if the control valve on the heater hose leading in to the heater core should be open or shut when there is vacuum applied?DanT