Base is prone to corrosion, valve part not.
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----- Original Message -----
From "Dan Gillitzer" <dang at ticon.net>
To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, February 07, 2005 5:25 PM
Subject: 948 Heater valve; prone to fail?
> I've got a heater valve, this car was a basketcase though, so prompts the
> question: Are these prone to failures/leakage? Mine is as good as any used
one
> I imagine, looks fine, turns OK. I can see the disc inside that seals it
off,
> seems pretty fool-proof. The question would be the "packing" for the
shaft. I
> tried just a little to see if this can be disassembled, I gave up, I was
going
> to gar up the brass I could tell, so just stopped and thought I'd ask if
I'm
> worrying over nothing. As far as I can see, other than maybe a slight
> clean-up, all it should need is a new mounting base and a nut to hold on
the
> handle.
> Dan Gillitzer
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