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<div style="direction: ltr;font-family: Tahoma;color: #000000;font-size: 10pt;">George,
<div>Any chance you might have the high output, very rare, optional heater intended for northern climates? The stock TR3 heater output is only about 5000 btu's with coolant temp at 185F or so. </div>
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, December 05, 2017 7:51 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> triumphs@autox.team.net<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [TR] heater valve on block tr-3<br>
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<p>For years I've read here about the TR3 heaters being deficient. Up until last year, I really couldn't tell, as I had never finished my side curtains. However, last year I did finish them, and used them in freezing weather. I learned why you need to have
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<p>My heater (original) performs wonderfully.<br>
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<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">George Richardson
Key Men - Keys for Classics
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1957 Triumph TR3
1961 Jaguar Mark 2
1975 Triumph TR6
1997 Land Rover Discovery</pre>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 12/4/2017 9:33 PM, Bill Brewer wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="#1f497d" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D"> I have a Marandyne heater in my TR3. I think that I was the first person to post it to the list originally.</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="#1f497d" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D"> I made a new heater valve for the top of the head from fittings from the local TruValue hardware store.
I used a ball valve with a lever handle and had to make a fitting to match the hose to the firewall fitting. Has worked great for about 10 years.</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="#1f497d" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D"> The major issue with my heater was the return pipe that goes from near the firewall to the water pump on
the driver’s side. Mine had rusted solid since I had checked it last. I replaced it with a stainless steel one from either TRF or Moss.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="#1f497d" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D"> My Marandyne heater works great still. My TR3 heater was always pathetic.</span></font></p>
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Nafziger [<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:nafzigerg@yahoo.com" target="_blank">mailto:nafzigerg@yahoo.com</a>]
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<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Sunday, December 3, 2017 6:00 PM<br>
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<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> [TR] heater valve on block tr-3</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="5" face="Helvetica"><span style="font-size:18.0pt; font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">first wanna thank the list and specifically Randall for help with starter solenoid ?. Tested and found solenoid was bad so all is well.</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="5" face="Helvetica"><span style="font-size:18.0pt; font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Just had a question for the list. I'm just not getting as much heat through the Marydane (sp) replacement heater in tr-3. Temp guage
shows 185 degrees but temp through heater is warmish and I can grab with my hands the heater hoses going into the heater. Checked flow and everything out and I'm pretty sure its the heater valve on the block. It's the faucet type with the green round handle.
I'm thinking the inside broke loose and its closed.</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="5" face="Helvetica"><span style="font-size:18.0pt; font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">several years ago I bought a radiator valve of a similar type and it leaked as soon as I filled the radiator. My heater valve came from
the same vendor and I'm guessing they both might not be made well.</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="5" face="Helvetica"><span style="font-size:18.0pt; font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Just wondered if anyone else on the list has had these valves fail. I'm planning on replacing with a later valve.</span></font></p>
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