<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><div class="">As I recall (memory disclaimer), the valve has a taper. Try gently tapping it with a hammer on the end opposite the handle. I had the same fear and this freed the valve on my tricarb.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Al Malin</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><img apple-inline="yes" id="BAB8B061-9420-4C71-A13B-846F5B5063EC" height="222" width="300" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" src="cid:AF6B30B3-FF67-4786-9688-F5B40FB95016@attlocal.net" class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class="">On Jul 16, 2016, at 4:56 PM, Mike Garvey <<a href="mailto:r3m1g4@verizon.net" class="">r3m1g4@verizon.net</a>> wrote:<br class=""><br class="">I have read in the archives about all the handles broken off the heater valve (controls coolant flow to the cockpit heater). <br class="">My handle is not yet broken off. I can't get the valve closed with reasonable force. Any hints or suggestions?<br class="">Thanks, Mike<br class=""> <br class="">Michael Garvey<br class="">1967 BJ8/38046<br class="">Swampscott, MA<br class=""> <br class=""></blockquote><br class=""></body></html>