Hrududu Posted June 26, 2005 Share #1 Posted June 26, 2005 So I thought my heater core broke, it was fine, so I figured it must be a hose under there. Just now i was able to see that the hoses were all fine as well. I have traced the leak down to the brass looking valve thingy (<-- Descriptive arn't I) that the hoses go into under the dash. Does anyone know what this thing is called exactly and where i could find one? 77 280Z with dealer installed AC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sblake01 Posted June 26, 2005 Share #2 Posted June 26, 2005 That's the heater ****. They were still available when I replaced mine in 2003. A Z mechanic friend of mine got it for me but I'll have to ask him where he got it from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sblake01 Posted June 26, 2005 Share #3 Posted June 26, 2005 VB has them listed as a heater valve (part 54-234) for $119.95 and Motorsport has them listed as a heater control valve (part 16-7643) for $81.56. I recall paying about $75 for mine in 2003. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrOxLaMuS© Posted June 27, 2005 Share #4 Posted June 27, 2005 yep heater ****.. pain in the arse to remove and install a new one.. i paid $80 from Chloe.. MidWestZ.. who seems to have disappeared still .. But.. thats whats causes the antifreeze all over the passenger floor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbo240 Posted June 27, 2005 Share #5 Posted June 27, 2005 ok so i'll fall on this grenade...hahaha ...heater ****...hehesorry, tired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasz Posted June 27, 2005 Share #6 Posted June 27, 2005 ok so i'll fall on this grenade...hahaha ...heater ****...hehesorry, tired.Ahhh yes, it was only a matter of time before someone said it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hrududu Posted June 28, 2005 Author Share #7 Posted June 28, 2005 Will it hurt anything if i bypass this thing so i can drive the car until i get the part in? This is my daily driver, so i really kinda need the car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victor Laury Posted June 28, 2005 Share #8 Posted June 28, 2005 It's going to be a hot drive! keep your windows open and drink plenty of fluids. You can plug diconnect and plug the hoses in the engione compartment and keep your cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hrududu Posted June 28, 2005 Author Share #9 Posted June 28, 2005 It's going to be a hot drive! keep your windows open and drink plenty of fluids. You can plug diconnect and plug the hoses in the engione compartment and keep your cool i know. As it turns out, before this thing broke it never did turn off the water anyway. That dubbed my AC about useless and when its 102 outside, having the windows down doesn't help much anyways. I was planning on just bypassing the entire heater system. just running the hose in a loop inside the engine bay. Will that be okay? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hls30.com Posted June 28, 2005 Share #10 Posted June 28, 2005 Or take off both hoses inside the engine compartment and loop the nipples together-no heat inside, I drove my last Z for years like that-Savannah, does not get that cold that often...Will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hls30.com Posted June 28, 2005 Share #11 Posted June 28, 2005 Timing is everything...Willl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrOxLaMuS© Posted June 30, 2005 Share #12 Posted June 30, 2005 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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