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Had to go with an aftermarket heater valve after my 20-some-odd year old OEM suffered a catastrophic failure (one of the nipples cracked and whizzed coolant into the engine and passenger compartments.)
So far the operation is smooth (it's only been in a few days). It's a little smoother than the last new OEM valve I had - probably because the O-ring is a little less robust. We'll see what happens in a year or two.
The positioning on the aftermarket valve is really sloppy, though - there's 10 or 15 degrees of backlash. Not that this is a precise operation but it would be nice for it to be as precise as the original was. I should have taken the plastic gear and rack from the old one and put it in the aftermarket valve.
Posts in this Thread:
- Metal heater control valve versus plastic valve?, K-Saab
, Sat, 30 Nov 2013 15:58:36- Don't go to metal..., Larry West
, Tue, 3 Dec 2013 09:41:26 - WD-40 is not a lubricant, so perhaps it might move..., Baggsly
, Sat, 30 Nov 2013 23:57:02 - Re: Metal heater control valve versus plastic valve?, RadioFlyer, Sat, 30 Nov 2013 18:48:18
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