[TR] TR3A eater valve question

Michael Marr mmarr at notwires.com
Fri Oct 26 17:38:07 MDT 2007


Oi, mate, juss 'cos yer gott a English car, it don't mean yer 'ave ter drop 
yer aitches, do it?

Sorry, couldn't resist that.  I think the "button" has come adrift from the 
valve stem - it should be attached.  I am assuming that it was secured with 
a brass screw, but I cannot confimr that because I have never taken that 
valve apart.  My advice would be to replace the valve.  The screw (or 
whatever was securing it) is probably lodged in the 'eater core.

I am an ex-pat living in the US and getting ready to go home next week for 
10 days.  Now you have given me the chance to brush up on my cockney!

Mike




> Not only am I curious, I am cheap.
>
> I disassembled the heater valve today and now I have a question. Inside 
> the
> valve is, for want of a better description, a free-floating brass button
> that is obviously pushed down by the rod connected to the metal knob on 
> top
> when closed, and appears to be pushed up by water pressure when open. 
> Should
> this be firmly connected to the rod or is it supposed to be free floating?


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