A short time ago, someone had a posting about a set of valves that were available for the heater hoses. I think they were $14, or something close to that. Does anyone remember this , or am I dreaming?

It's a good dream and you should take time to enjoy it . I have the supplier name and address at home. I will e-mail it to you. They were out of stock on both items about a month ago so they should be restocked by now.

Did you ever get a supplier name and address? I have a black 79 and would like to put a heater by-pass valve.

|QUOTE|glenns said: ... I have the supplier name and address at home. I will e-mail it to you. ...|/QUOTE|

Why not post the info here for all to see?


Jim O.
Save the Wave...!!!

|QUOTE|Norsky said: |QUOTE|glenns said: ... I have the supplier name and address at home. I will e-mail it to you. ...|/QUOTE|

Why not post the info here for all to see?


Jim O.
Save the Wave...!!! |/QUOTE|

Glenn sent me this information, so here it is:

The parts are at www.Autopartsgiant.com


Item Manufacturer Part No. Part Type Qty. Core Price Unit Price
1 STANT 20501 HEATER CONTROL VALVE 1 0.00 8.29
2 STANT 20500 HEATER CONTROL VALVE 1 0.00 7.61
Product Total: $15.90
Shipping: $5.80

Thanks Glen...!!!

I just tried to order a set of them and was told yet again that they are still out of stock. If anyone else has any luck getting them, please post.
Thanks

I ordered them on-line Friday and received a e-mail this afternoon that they had been shipped today.

Hello Ronald,
Just wondering where you installed the water valves. Adam's setup shows only one valve so I was wondering if two work better, or is setup required because of your hose routing from the water pump.

Thanks in advance for your advice.

Merry Christmas!

Mike

Hello all,

All that you need is one valve to stop the incidious heat at the feet problem. The reason is that the flowing hot water has a higher temperature upon exit of the heater core than the ambient air. This causes the heat to radiate into the heater system. Once you stop the flow of water to the core, all that you get for heat is called ghosting or ghost flow. There are not enough BTUs in the ghost heat to over come the change of temp in the core. At best it will be no more than 1 or 2 degrees above ambient.

Back to the original question. You should open the valve periodically to move fresher coolant through the core. This will prevent corrosion in the core.

The valve can also be found at your local NAPA. I spent a few minutes with a good parts man (someone who understands the books, not just the computer) and we found one in stock at the warehouse. Someday, I am going to find a valve that is vacuum operated that opens automatically when heat/defrost is selected. I know such a thing exists, as at one time I had one from a car I used for a donor on a streetrod. Any suggestions?

Alex