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Re: Heater Control Valve

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Subject: Re: Heater Control Valve
From: "David A Templeton" <davidt@opentext.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1999 16:51:15 -0400
It would seem that I have the GT6 MKIII heater control valve, will the TR6
version fit this?  Is there some other car make that used something
similiar?

David A. Templeton
mailto:davidt@opentext.com

74 Spitfire "Spit-Six"  Comm #: FM10491U
running a '73 MkIII GT6 engine KF1951HE.


----- Original Message -----
From: Donald H. Locker <dhl@mrdog.msl.com>
To: <davidt@opentext.com>
Cc: <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 1999 12:44 PM
Subject: Re: Heater Control Valve


>
> In your vick-brit catalog, is it one of the "Manifold Components" that
> is sandwiched between two "Washer-Fiber" items and held in place by a
> Banjo Bolt?  In the catalog I have from them, (SG.28, 1999 Summer,
> page 70) it has no number, indicating unavailability.  I don't have a
> GT6 cat from Rimmer Brothers, but they seem to have everything, or at
> least a reference number that you can use to go searching.
>
> Meanwhile, you might try to build an assembly of brass plumbing parts;
> it looks to me like the component you seek is equivalent to a Tee
> fitting, but with one arm bent.  I don't know what thread the Banjo
> Bolt might have, but it shouldn't be too hard to match.
>
> One other question -- is this broken "valve" metal or plastic?
>
> Good luck,
> Donald.


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