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Turning off the small valve on the side of the engine will only ensure that
the heater is most definitely OFF and will have no other detrimental
effects.
The 100 has 2 such valves, one on the head and one on the water pump and I
always run with both turned off. My car is usually in winter storage before
it's cold enough to need the heater.
M
On Mon., Jul. 10, 2023, 10:41 a.m. Simon Lachlan via Healeys, <
healeys@autox.team.net> wrote:
> I have a MkII BT7 with a normal Smith=E2=80=99s heater. Normal insofar as=
it never
> seems to be turned OFF 100% or ON 100%.
>
> We are in our summer(?!) at the moment and I was wondering about turning
> off the tap in the hose from the block that leads into the cabin for the
> heater.
>
> Would the heater box and/or its valve semi-dry out and fill with a mess o=
f
> rusty crud?
>
> Would the engine run hotter as there was a little less water running
> through the system?
>
> Or would I find myself basking in cool luxury as I tootle off to the loca=
l
> boozer?
>
> Or, most likely, none of the above, especially the last one?!
>
> I did take the car on quite a long trip the other day (Le Mans Classic!!)
> and, once the heat had soaked through the insulation, we were quite warm=
=E2=80=A6.
>
> The more I think about this, the less I like the idea of turning that tap
> off=E2=80=A6..
>
> The tap does work, before you all shout at once!
>
> Simon
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<div dir=3D"auto">Turning off the small valve on the side of the engine wil=
l only ensure that the heater is most definitely OFF and will have no other=
detrimental effects.=C2=A0<div dir=3D"auto">The 100 has 2 such valves, one=
on the head and one on the water pump and I always run with both turned of=
f. My car is usually in winter storage before it's cold enough to need =
the heater.</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">M</div></div=
><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Mo=
n., Jul. 10, 2023, 10:41 a.m. Simon Lachlan via Healeys, <<a href=3D"mai=
lto:healeys@autox.team.net">healeys@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br></div>=
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang=3D"EN-GB" link=3D"#0563C1" vlink=
=3D"#954F72"><div class=3D"m_7399484926794662424WordSection1"><p class=3D"M=
soNormal">I have a MkII BT7 with a normal Smith=E2=80=99s heater. Normal in=
sofar as it never seems to be turned OFF 100% or ON 100%.<u></u><u></u></p>=
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">We are in our summer(?!) at the moment and I was won=
dering about turning off the tap in the hose from the block that leads into=
the cabin for the heater.<u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Would th=
e heater box and/or its valve semi-dry out and fill with a mess of rusty cr=
ud?<u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Would the engine run hotter as =
there was a little less water running through the system?<u></u><u></u></p>=
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Or would I find myself basking in cool luxury as I t=
ootle off to the local boozer?<u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Or, =
most likely, none of the above, especially the last one?!<u></u><u></u></p>=
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">I did take the car on quite a long trip the other da=
y (Le Mans Classic!!) and, once the heat had soaked through the insulation,=
we were quite warm=E2=80=A6.<u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">The m=
ore I think about this, the less I like the idea of turning that tap off=E2=
=80=A6..<u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">The tap does work, before =
you all shout at once!<u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Simon<u></u>=
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