The deluxe heater in my 59 extended cab pickup has been leaking, so I started messing with my spare heater, in the hopes that I can get it to not leak. The heater in the truck had a bad control valve
I had mine rebuilt by "Heater Valve King" in CA in 1997. Wasn't cheap at $84 but did a great job. Found him in Hemmings. I remember telling my wife it looked better than any jewelry she had. Of cours
I've rebuilt the one in my '50 a couple years ago. I don't know how similar it is to your '59. I got the rubber washer from an ad I saw in Hemmings. The washer was about 12 bucks. It's seem to be the
I've never done it, but I'm in the exact same spot as you right now. Except this is on my '62 Buick Electra. The heater core was leaking, and was a real nightmare to get to so while I'm in there I fi
Sounds like a very simple yet ingenious solution to what could have been an incredibly frustrating problem. Thanks for keeping us posted. Jon Callahan '50 3100 Champaign/Urbana, IL oletrucks is devo