I don't cover my rad...but I do have a cover I put on
my oil cooler come mid winter.
Paul Tegler
ptegler@cablespeed.com
www.teglerizer.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Charles & Peggy Robinson" <ccrobins@ktc.com>
To: "Bill Saidel" <saidel@camden.rutgers.edu>
Cc: <mgs@Autox.Team.Net>
Sent: Monday, November 08, 2004 2:43 PM
Subject: Re: heater valve question
> I have a '69 B which didn't generate any heat no matter what position
> the valve was in (the cable moved the valve). Turned out the valve was
> plugged up. You might want to remove the valve and check that. A
> cardboard is easily made. I don't know about the RBBs but in my
> experience with the CBBs, the heater control doesn't have enough throw
> to move the valve from full on to full off. I have mine set to turn all
> the way off and maybe 3/4 open. If I lived in a cold climate such as
> yours I'd do it the other way around in the winter and reset it in the
> summer. There's some adjustment available at the valve by moving the
> cable housing.
>
> A permanent fix might be to drill another hole in the arm on the
> valve, closer in to the center, in order to get more movement.
>
> A related experience of mine is that in the fall and winter I have to
> cover my oil cooler and half the radiator in order to get the engine up
> to the normal temp reading. However my B has only 10K miles on a
> complete rebuild of the engine, including the radiator and a new water
pump.
>
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