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Tap, Heater Control Valve---Serviceable????????????????
Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2011 2:17 am
by 62Countryman
My car (Jan 62 Estate model) has the original heater tap control valve and I cannot rotate the lever. Is this part serviceable? Any idea on how I can free up the lever so that it will rotate?
Re: Tap, Heater Control Valve---Serviceable????????????????
Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2011 2:57 pm
by bpirie1000
soak it in Diet coke..........
free's up the mechanisms..... seams strange but works.............
http://members.tripod.com/barefoot_lass/cola.html
i didn't make this up honest........
Re: Tap, Heater Control Valve---Serviceable????????????????
Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2011 1:58 am
by Pete
bpirie1000 wrote:soak it in Diet coke..........
Imagine what it does to your teeth ?
I've heard people use it to free up seized clutches too !
Re: Tap, Heater Control Valve---Serviceable????????????????
Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 10:53 pm
by 814CWE
iof it leaks strip it and change the o ring inside too
Re: Tap, Heater Control Valve---Serviceable????????????????
Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2011 1:14 pm
by ERF
Janitol Altrans is far more effective than coke.
It is quite a strong acid though, so care is needed!.
I use it diluted to clean up corroded electrical terminals and the like. Very effective, but it will dissolve alloy parts!.
Re: Tap, Heater Control Valve---Serviceable????????????????
Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2011 8:54 pm
by captain
HI these valves are very easily repaired ,I have just recently overhauled mine, remove split pin and washer and spring remove lever
then carefully knock out centre barrel (remember that it is tapered and will only go one way) clean all items and rebuild
simple,try and save the brass split pin for re-use
Re: Tap, Heater Control Valve---Serviceable????????????????
Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2011 10:37 pm
by ORX7F
...unless the rubber diaphragm is split, then you should buy another one, or a similar one and transfer the diaphragm. Unless - and this has happened to me a couple of times!- that the inner alloy ring on the base, inside, has disintegrated...
Re: Tap, Heater Control Valve---Serviceable????????????????
Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2011 11:02 pm
by captain
ORX7F wrote:...unless the rubber diaphragm is split, then you should buy another one, or a similar one and transfer the diaphragm. Unless - and this has happened to me a couple of times!- that the inner alloy ring on the base, inside, has disintegrated...
sorry but did;nt see any rubber ,or any alloy, in any off mine,think we on a different subject????????