Heater control valve

[Jon, the BIG boy]

Vehicle '72 240

Situation - leaking heater control valve.

Has anyone seen a "Tips & Tricks" writeup on replacing this valve? It's kinda trick and I would like to have the experience of someone who has done it rather than relying on the service manual (it does not print the caveats.).

Thx

Jon

[Mike]

Originally posted by Jon, the BIG boy:

Vehicle '72 240

Situation - leaking heater control valve.

Has anyone seen a "Tips & Tricks" writeup on replacing this valve? It's kinda trick and I would like to have the experience of someone who has done it rather than relying on the service manual (it does not print the caveats.).

Thx

Jon

Jon,

I don't really have an official write up. But, I can tell you that this particular venture is a complete pain in the arse. I did it a long time ago. All I seem to remember is a cramped neck and wet hands.

I do have one bit of advice. Go buy the expensive pre-molded hoses to replace your old ones. If you try to replace those hoses with generic hose, you will be sorry (kinks and the like).

I had to do it twice.

If you are a "ripper and tearer"... you can tear the dash out and work on it with ease. But, that's also quite an adventure in itself.

[MikeT73]

Located under the dash, passenger side. Use vicegrips, or some type of clamp on the hose inside the engine compartment going through the firewall into the passenger compartment. You will probably need a right angle ratchet screwdriver. It`s a fairly easy R/R procedure. And no you won`t have to remove the dash. Regards, MikeT73