You could also by-pass the heater completely with a length of hose. With
the vlave shut, no water will flow through the bypass and no water can get
to the heater. My car ran like this for many years until I got round to
replacing the heater.
-----Original Message-----
From: Randall <randallyoung@earthlink.net>
To: David Moag <moag@ix.netcom.com>
Cc: Triumphs Mailing List (E-mail) <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Date: Tuesday, July 20, 1999 12:22 AM
Subject: Re: TR3 Heater Pipes
>
>Dave :
>
>You will definitely have to block the other heater line somehow. If you
>can, unscrew the fitting at the water pump housing, and replace it with
>a brass 3/8" pipe plug. Otherwise, put some 1/2" heater hose on the
>return line, and clamp a 1/2" bolt (or something) in the open end.
>
>Blocking the line won't cause any problems, as this is effectively the
>same as closing the heater valve. Cars delivered without heaters had a
>plug in the WP housing and in the head.
>
>Personally, I wouldn't trust the heater valve not to drip under
>heat/pressure. At a mimimum, disconnect the line from the valve to the
>firewall.
>
>Randall
>
>David Moag wrote:
>>
>> Hello Listers,
>>
>> Well I actually started the car for the first time from INSIDE the car.
It
>> needs a little fine tuning, but did just great for the little bit I ran
it.
>> So it was time to fill up the radiator. All went fine, no leaks from
>> anywhere, and then I heard a dripping sound. Water was flooding back
through
>> the heater pipe on the firewall on the driver side and filling up the
>> interior. Eventually it dripped and I heard it. The interior is still
pretty
>> much stripped bare so no big deal.
>>
>> But --- what do I do about those heater pipes. I have the header feed
line
>> turned off at the block, and got no water on the passenger side. Did I
just
>> overfill the radiator and cause it to wash back into the car? I was not
>> planning on hooking the heater up when I first test drive the car. Do I
have
>> to in order to stop hot water from dumping in my lap? Any problem with me
>> just sticking a cork in the opening for the time being? Living in LA
having
>> the heater in the car is rather far down my list at the moment. Having
the
>> car move forward for the first time since I've owned it is at the top of
the
>> list, however.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Dave Moag
>> 62 TR3B
>> 77 Spitfire
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