heater valve

[rdssdi]

Does anyone know the thread size for the water valve that screws into the side of the head and feeds the heater?

Bob

[bcmc33]

3/8" BSP

[rdssdi]

Thank you.

[elansprint71]

Now you see it.....

[Elanintheforest]

Now you don't....

[john.p.clegg]

Mmmmmm....... 15mm compression fitting,with the pipe onto a piece of 15mm copper.....nice one

John

[elansprint71]

Mmmmmm....... 15mm compression fitting,with the pipe onto a piece of 15mm copper.....nice one

John

You cannot imagine how hard it was to find that particular fitting; not a thing often called for. I replaced the plug-ugly standard valve with an in-line full-flow ball valve above the passenger foot-well, which I can reach from the driver's seat.

[Elanintheforest]

If it?s aesthetics you?re after, Pete, you can get silly-cone hoses in black now?..


Mark (the Herald Angels Sing)

[elansprint71]

If it?s aesthetics you?re after, Pete, you can get silly-cone hoses in black now?..


Mark (the Herald Angels Sing)

Back in the 70s I lost several gallons of blood after catching my wrist on a sharp bit of that sodding crappy valve. Fast forward twenty five years and I did the exactly same thing on my current Elan! It had to go.
I have a silly black TT bottom hose on my 26R rad (just a simple elbow, rather than the curly-wurly thing which never did fit properly). I know the blue ones look dreadful, but they work.

The crappy valve appears in loads of cars apart from the Herald, iirc.

[bcmc33]

Isn't that interesting? I chose blue hoses because I thought they looked better than black ones.

I just goes to show --- there's no accounting for taste.

I guess I?ll have to paint them black, now.

[jimj]

The "crappy valve" (those Wilmslow elansprints are SO uncouth) is available from Christopher Neil`s. I think I paid about ?24 last month. An alternative is a 90 degree elbow as fitted to Ford Anglias and, perhaps, don`t bother with a valve at all, just close the flaps in the English summer week.
To replace the whole valve you need to undo the engine mount on that side and jack up the engine to clear the bulkhead/footwell. The usual 2 minute job that takes an hour.
Merry Christmas to all the invaluable respondents.................and to the inane respondents......................... !!!!
Jim

[triumphelan]

I think the Blue hose looks great ,but I`m a Chelsea Fan

[john.p.clegg]

You say

"I have a silly black TT bottom hose on my 26R rad (just a simple elbow, rather than the curly-wurly thing which never did fit properly)".....I have been thinking about that for a while but don't think a simple 90 degree elbow would fit...do you have a photo?

Thanks
John

[GrUmPyBoDgEr]

Another solution is to fit a modern heating system solenoid valve out of site next to the heater, behind the dash.
A system I had to adopt on my Zetec project.
Must admit I'm fond of solenoid valves; I used one to actuate the headlights which got rid of those ugly vacuum pipes running the length of the engine bay.
Each to his own

Cheers
John

[steveww]

Another solution is to fit a modern heating system solenoid valve out of site next to the heater, behind the dash.
A system I had to adopt on my Zetec project.
Must admit I'm fond of solenoid valves; I used one to actuate the headlights which got rid of those ugly vacuum pipes running the length of the engine bay.
Each to his own

Cheers
John

Which solenoid valve did you use for the headlights and where did you get it from?