the new carpet kit just got the new kicked out of it...:mad:

heater control valve is toast, started dismantling car but it occurred to me this part might be hard to find...that's the common consensus of posts, anyway, and motorsport, schucks, napa, no go...even struck out on ebay...so, ideas?

it's a 78 280z, without air conditioning.

thanks.

Lucky you. There is a place in Washington that rebuilds them. Oliver at Z Specialties 1-800-518-5480 or www.datsunstore.com. Oliver has a shop that specializes in Z cars and what he doesn't know probably doesn't matter. Great guy to deal with. Good luck.

Cheers, Mike

Does it look like this?

inmocean - I would like to know what your solution is!!! I have a '78 too and want to keep this from happening. Please be sure and post your findings!! I know that I would be interested in a "Group Buy" if need be.

There have been tons of posts on all the Z websites regarding the heater control valve. They are no longer made or available. You can get yours rebuilt for about $180 plus a $100 core charge from datsunstore.com.

Alot of S30 owners just remove the factory valve, and modify the setup with something else.

I do happen to have a pair of good valves for sale. One is a vacuum setup for factory AC cars. The other is a manual valve wihich is used on both the AC & non-AC cars. Send me a PM if interested.

leftover z, your pictures are dead on, a mechanical valve(no vacuum) with the copper capillary tube. i noticed that the posts about the valve ended with "not available," and there was never any follow-up on what actually happened next...

thanks for the info and i'll keep you in mind for a replacement valve...

i'm heading out now to finish removing it from the car, and we'll see.

Hey guys,

Any updates to this post? I have a 1978 280Z coupe with factory A/C - i brought it into the shop today and found out that it has NO heater control valve at all - so getting it refurbished is out of the question.

Black Dragon Automotive, The Z Store, ect are still not able to find a distributor.

Any way around this / is there anyone on here that has one that they are willing to part with?

Thanks!

I still have the heater control valves pictured earlier. Shoot me a PM regarding which one you need, with your price offer. They are both off a '78 280Z with factory air cond. I may decide to part with them if the price is right