Heater valve

[Tim 76' 280Z]

Ok I was going to use the same heater valve but then i broke the little copper hose on the valve. what is the copper hose for and do i really need it??? This heater job is about to drive me crazy!!!:mad:

[Arne]

Umm, the copper tube is what makes it work. I think you need a new one.

[Tim 76' 280Z]

Man! And I bet that its going to be a hard to find part. What does this part do??? I have had this car for a week and im already wanting to get read of it if this takes any longer!

[sblake01]

It either lets hot water into the heater core or bypasses it depending on where it's set. Without the tube intact you'll either have heat all of the time or not at all or somewhere inbetween depending where it was when the tube broke but you wont have control of that without the tube.

[Tim 76' 280Z]

Is there a more simple newer way of doing this??? Im affraid that i will just break a new one again. It would be nice if there is a universal heater core valve out there that does not have the copper tube.

[Zup]

oops---didn't look at the pic closely enough---your in a 76 Z

My Bad!

[Zup]

Check with Oliver at Zmanofwashington---

he rebuilds these for your model/year Zcar and should have one in stock.

Jim D.

"Zup"

[Arne]

Check with Oliver at Zmanofwashington---

he rebuilds these for your model/year Zcar and should have one in stock.

Jim D.

"Zup"

I posted the link in your other thread.

[Tim 76' 280Z]

would it hurt just putting a universal valve on there instead of spending tons of money on some original part that might just break again???