A manula heater valve can be installed anyhwere in the inbound heater hose. To add a push rod, or cable would require some mechanical dextarity. Ron
----- Original Message ----- From: "don spence" <dkspence@TELUS.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2006 12:29 PM Subject: Re: heater valve
> > > John > Is there a place to install the ball valve where it is accessible > from inside the vehicle, or better yet can be controlled on the > dash? (push rod etc?) > > > > Only 15K miles old, it really shouldn't be bad. It may be that it's > > simply > > not closing all the way and the cable that operates it needs > > adjustment. As > > for the metal ball valve, that's pretty easy, if you decide you > > want that. > > two 5/8" hose barb fittings screwed into either end of the valve, a > > couple > > hose clamps, and you have all you need. > > > > -- > |
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