Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2007 08:43:36 -0500
Reply-To: Ron Mueller <wasserbox@MSN.COM>
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From: Ron Mueller <wasserbox@MSN.COM>
Subject: Re: Inserting Terry K heater shutoff valve
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I found that the stock plastic valve, the forever slipping cable & retaining
clip is a real pain to get to, adust, reinstall.
I did the switch to the valve available from TK, and other than the popping
off of the interior heater cover to access the accessory valve,once in the
spring, and once in the winter, the common leaking stock valve and the hot
foot problems that I've had in the past are very much a thing of memory.
A simple fix is good, and the accessory valve from TK I found to be very
simple, and not difficult to operate.
The stock valve's operation isn't simple, and forever problimatic.
I really happy I installed it.
Ron
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Tuovinen" <mst@AK.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2007 1:25 PM
Subject: Re: Inserting Terry K heater shutoff valve
> I have been contemplating this also. I suspect that due to its size the
> stock valve may not fit but many automobiles use a similar system and one
> of them is bound to have a valve that would work and accept the control
> cable. Someone just needs to take the time to search through parts
> catalogs to find a valve that will fit and then reroute the control cable
> and install it. You may end up having to reverse the lever operation as
> the stock arrangement has the cable coming into the control assembly from
> the drivers side and it would be a tight bend to try and route it from
> there to the hoses inside as they are on the passenger side. The flip
> side of moving the valve is that VW probably put the valve where it is at
> least partially to minimize the number of connections and therefore
> opportunities for leaks in the passenger compartment. My `86 Syncro parts
> van is sitting in the garage with part of the dash apart, I will take a
> look at it to see if it is a viable project. Can a
> nyone tell me what the "ID" is on the hoses, if so I can peruse the
> catalogs in my spare(lol) time here at work. I would measure them myself
> but the van is at home and I am at work, and my time at home for the next
> few days will be spent preparing and packing our Westy Syncro for next
> weeks trip from Anchorage to Dawson City via the Top of the World Highway.
> Then down to Whitehorse and a side trip to Skagway before heading home.
>
> Mark in AK
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Brendan Slevin <brendan@BELLATAZZA.COM>
> Date: Thursday, August 2, 2007 7:45 am
> Subject: Re: Inserting Terry K heater shutoff valve
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>
> > Is there any reason one couldn't relocate the stock valve to an
> > accessibleunder-dash location and shorten the operating cable?
> >
> >
> >
> > Brendan
> >
> > I have measured out my life with coffee spoons. -T.S. Eliot
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On
> > Behalf Of
> > Ryan Miller
> > Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2007 8:07 AM
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > Subject: Re: Inserting Terry K heater shutoff valve
> >
> > Very astute of you, but what you may not know is I have a Beher
> > under dash
> > AC unit. This has permanently blocked access to the valve, which
> > sits on top
> > of the heater box, and a number of other little items. For me,
> > there's no
> > other choice but to pull the dash. Something I hope only to do a
> > couple of
> > times in my life. I'm on number 2 right now ;)
> >
> > Ryan
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Mark Drillock [mailto:mdrillock@cox.net]
> > Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2007 6:27 PM
> > To: Ryan Miller
> > Cc: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > Subject: Re: Inserting Terry K heater shutoff valve
> >
> > Why would you do is as part of a dash removal? The heater valve is not
> > behind the dash. It is outside, behind the radiator. You change it by
> > dropping the spare tire and reaching up there while on your back
> > on the
> > ground.
> >
> > 82 watercooled have it inside next to the glovebox but still no reason
> > to remove the dash.
> >
> >
> > Mark
> >
> >
> > Ryan Miller wrote:
> >
> > > I replaced my valve the last time I had my dash off. No
> > difference. Still
> > > got the hot foot. Problem (in my van) seems to be by adjusting
> > the cable
> > the
> > > lever can either open the valve the whole way or close it the
> > whole way.
> > Not
> > > both. To solve this I let it open the whole way for winter
> > driving and
> > then
> > > will close off the coolant flow with the added valve in the summer.
> > >
> > > Ryan
> > >
> >
>
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