RE: !!!&$%^^ Heater Core/Control Valve

[Brent Stewart <prebee65@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

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you can take the valve to a local rad shop and they should be able to test 
it. sounds like it might be the O-ring(most likely leak spot) and it will 
come out with out removing the whole assembly. I found a control valve on 
e-bay a few uears back that someone had soldered up the end and removed all 
the mechanism making it into a tube with a 90 degree bend and the mounting 
hardware. I can dig it up if you want to give it a try. you could hook up a 
manual valve in the engine compartment to turn it off and onn wehn 
necessary.

> From: Allen Sullivant <dart440@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Reply-To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: !!!&$%^^ Heater Core/Control Valve
> Date: Sun, 07 Nov 2004 15:31:18 -0600
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> Hello,
>
> Mine was leaking, so I bypassed it for the summer and
> forgot about it.  Now I could use heat/defrost again, and
> I've piddled away the whole summer without fixing anything.
> So I just hooked everything up again and took a look.
>
> When I crawl up under the dash, I notice no obvious leaks
> until I push the heat lever over to hot.  Then water practically
> pours out from around the mounting bracket for the heater
> control valve.  I would think that is my problem.  The passenger
> floor is dry.  The driver floor has several weak/rotted places
> where antifreeze got to it, and coolant drips on my shoe when
> it's on the gas pedal.
>
> Question 1:  Can you replace the heater control valve without
> taking the whole dang heater box apart?  Looks like I can
> disconnect the heater hose and remove two screws
> on the flange and pull it out.  I know there's an O ring
> seal where it fits into the core, which I can probably get
> at the hardware store.
>
> Question 2:  I found a used control valve and heater core
> on Ebay a few months ago, which appear to be OK.  No
> way to tell if the valve is good unless I install it, right?
>
> Question 2:  Is there any relatively easy way to take the
> control valve out of the loop?  Just run hose directly to
> the core or something?  I don't mind having hot water
> in the core all the time or whatever.  Don't mind it staying
> warm in the car.  I had a '49 Hudson with an after-market
> Arvin heater once, and it kept hot water in it all the time
> unless I turned two knobs on some rigged up bypass in
> the hoses under the hood,  which took the heater out
> of the coolant loop.
>
> Thanks,
>
>
> Allen Sullivant
> Brentwood, Tenn.
> 62 Dart 440 See-dan
> dart440@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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