[Tigers] Heater Control Valves

[Rollright at aol.com]

Hello Erich,
 
That's the data I was looking for. As you rightly put it, if repros are  
available, the lack of rebuild parts, the "sealed systemness" and the  
tediousness of it all completely argue against it. Thanks for taking the time to  
write.
 
Jim Armstrong
 
 
In a message dated 8/18/2010 10:32:58 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
e.coiner at cox.net writes:

There is  a rubber domed "diaphragm" that seals the shat, There is a disc 
seal that  seals against the bottom of the valve.
Nobody I know makes those  parts.  Would love to know if they do.
It is extremely tedious to undo  the crimps in the casting so that they can 
be redone after reassembly.  
Sometimes you find that the conical metal seal surface at the bottom of  
the valve body is corroded and you would have to machine the surface down in  
the bottom of the hole.

Now that the mk1A type valve are available as a  reproduction, I will never 
take an original apart again.

Erich
----  Rollright at aol.com wrote: 
> Hello,
>  
> As I mentioned  in my note, I called Classic Sunbeam, with no luck and,  
> Sunbeam  Specialties who did indeed have them (at half the price I might 
add of   
> the folks you recommended. BTW, there seems to be two repros out  there. 
The 
> one  you bring to our attention has no machining step  to reduce its 
right 
> angle  connection, where the one pictured  under MGC has the step that 
> connects up to  our cars with no  mods. 
>  
> see:  
_http://www.kirks-auto.com/MGC/MGC_HeaterControlValve_LaterStyle.html_  
>  (http://www.kirks-auto.com/MGC/MGC_HeaterControlValve_LaterStyle.html)   
> vs:   _http://www.reisentzrestorations.com_ 
>  (http://www.reisentzrestorations.com) 
>  
> But the point  really is, can they be rebuilt, like brake or  clutch 
master 
>  cylinders? That was my question. Has anybody  successfully rebuilt  one?
>  
> Jim Armstrong
> 
> 
>   
> In a message dated 8/18/2010 8:40:21 A.M. Eastern Daylight  Time,  
> garywinblad at comcast.net writes:
> 
>  http://www.reisentzrestorations.com/
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