When my heater valve seized, the garage (I'm a coward) used the valve off a
Mini (as in British Leyland). It works fine, except that the temperatures
are reversed: cold is hot and hot is less hot.
Colin Mills
B9473407
hoftiger wrote:
> OK- I'll write.
>
> My heater valve on my Tiger is bound up. It was an after market one I
> bought a few years ago, I think from a Honda or something. Doug Jennings
> had them at a United. It corroded open which made it a tad warm the
> other day. I guess I left it open to long. That's what I get for driving
> in the winter.
>
> Anyway- anyone know of a good source for a valve that will go in there
> without too much trouble. I am not overly concerned with fully
> original.I will plan on starting to make some calls to Sunbeam
> Specialties, Tiger Auto,etc but thought I'd check first. For now, I just
> took it out and plugged both ends. Worst case I'll plug it in the summer
> and tie them together fully open in the winter. For all the heater is
> worth this may be the best option anyway.
>
> Curt Hoffman
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