5 minutes ago, Av8ferg said:

Persistence once again prevails.  I’ve been searching for a heater valve replacement and it not been going well.  My style valve is no longer obtainable and alternates have fitment concerns.   But I found a guy in WI that rebuilds them.  I’m sending him both the vacuum AC valve and heater valve where is will inspect and recondition.  Price is reasonable considering the cost of replacements.  $100 plus shipping and he has a 24 hr turnaround time.  
 

Here’s what mine look like right now.   
 

http://heatervalves.net/

I’m eager to see the results.

Here’s a pic of the before and after of a guy that sent his to him.  Different car but looks about as bad as mine.

 

 

Side bar…my fuel tank arrived yesterday.  Looks good…it looks like it has a thick rubber coating on it.   Clean inside, and it is guaranteed for life.  Guy cut it in half, addressed any issues and removed all the rust and then welded it back,   It was baked 3x during the process and then sealed on the outside.   The exterior has paint streaks but I knew that going it.   The material they use cannot be sprayed he said.   As long as it trouble free I don’t care.  
 

Very nice John!   Looks just like the tank for a 75 I had done by them, has been in service for 18 months, no issues reported.

On 1/17/2022 at 1:31 PM, Av8ferg said:

Here’s a pic of the before and after of a guy that sent his to him.  Different car but looks about as bad as mine.

 

 

Do you know if he disassembles and renews the internal components like the valve seat and seal?

Can you attach his contact info?

 

Do you know if he disassembles and renews the internal components like the valve seat and seal?
Can you attach his contact info?
 

Sorry, I did put his contact above but here it is again.

http://heatervalves.net

Spoke to him on Saturday he’s going to rebuild and test both AC and Heater Valves. Said he’s done hundreds.

Got my fuel tank in this AM, never a fun job.


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2 hours ago, Av8ferg said:

Got my fuel tank in this AM, never a fun job.

 

Always easier putting in a clean tank than removing a dirty one.

Very cool.  Sorry, I should've dug around before asking.

I still have cutting mine open to do what you did to yours to look forward to.  Lots of fun with some pucker factor thrown in

15 hours ago, ETI4K said:

Very cool.  Sorry, I should've dug around before asking.

I still have cutting mine open to do what you did to yours to look forward to.  Lots of fun with some pucker factor thrown in

That’s pretty bold to cut that open yourself.  There are somethings I just leave to people who do it everyday but I applaud you for doing it yourself.  You need to take a bunch of pic and show how it goes. 

Just got back from a grueling 10 day trip.  UK, France, Israel…..painful event with Covid protocols.  France and Israel have a green pass policy for any dining etc.   They wouldn’t accept my CDC card.  Total BS what these people are living under.  UK is now wide open 
While I was gone my Heater Valve came back refurbished and it came out great.   Total cost to include his shipping to me was $90.   See pics.   He also tested my AC vacuum valve with it.  It was good.  

 

 

Looks really good

Incase you forgot the before pics, I’m reposting.  The now look almost new.