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Re: Heater Control Valve

To: David A Templeton <davidt@opentext.com>
Subject: Re: Heater Control Valve
From: "Victor B. Michael" <vmichael@enteract.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1999 11:39:17 -0500
David,

Follow this link: http://www.spitbits.com/~spitbits/gt6-cooling.htm
It is item #13 in the 3rd diagram under "Heating System"

Vic

David A Templeton wrote:
> 
> I was driving my daughter to school this morning and I noticed some white
> smoke out the the back of the car.  So I went home instead of driving to
> work.  Glad I did, the heater control valve was leaking like crazy and the
> lower hose coming off it had a nice split in it.  :-(   Bye-bye antifreeze &
> hello overheating.
> 
> I am now trying to trace a replacement valve and I can not seem to provide a
> decent picture of one or get a diagram.  I have looked in the Moss and
> Victoria British catalogs, nothing.  The valve sits at the end of the intake
> manifold near the firewall and has 2 heater hoses coming off it.
> 
> The engine is a MKIII GT6 engine with dual stromberg carbs.
> 
> Does anybody know a part number or have one for sale?  I am located in
> Ontario Canada.
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> David A. Templeton
> mailto:davidt@opentext.com
> 
> 74 Spitfire "Spit-Six"  Comm #: FM10491U
> running a '73 MkIII GT6 engine KF1951HE.

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