Sounds like what the DPO of my Tiger did. When I removed that shutoff valve
a couple years ago as part of a cooling system overhaul, it was completely
corroded shut and plugged with green gunge (look that up). My heater control
valve comes from an '81 or '83 Honda Civic - it's installed in more or less
the stock position, with a bracket I welded onto the Ware strut. The next
time I redo the cooling system (maybe this winter) I'll move that valve and
the associated hose so it doesn't cross over the valve cover. Unless you're
really bent on having OEM appearance, you're far better off using a valve
that has a chance of working in the first place.
Theo
Steve Sage wrote:
> Brrrrrrrrrrr. It's getting cold here in Los Angeles (I think it's
> probably below 61 degrees now)! Ha Ha!
> That being said, it is getting cooler and I'll probably have use for the
> heater in the Tiger sometime this winter.
>
> My late version heater valve (a NOS piece I bought when I fixed up the
> Tiger but didn't do the job) doesn't block the water when its off, so
> I've installed a plumber's shop manual valve in the other heater hose
> (thanks to Phil Cohen for the idea for that) that I keep closed until I
> need to use the heater. It's a pain, though, since you have to open the
> hood and get out of the car to turn the manual water valve on, and of
> course as soon as the Tiger engine gets really warm, you rarely need the
> heater except in very cold weather, and you have to get out of the car
> and repeat the process to close the valve.
>
> So, has anyone figured out a way to fix the stock heater valve? In my
> previous Alpine, (Series V) the valve worked perfectly and, when off,
> cool air (in cool weather) came through the heater box.
>
> Steve Sage
> 1967 Tiger MK1A
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