[DeTomaso] Cabin heat question

[Mike Drew]

Great minds think alike!

Sold on an exchange basis so that your old valve can one day serve someone else!

Mike

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On Feb 22, 2017, at 9:19, Julian Kift <julian_kift at hotmail.com> wrote:

>   Yes, rebuilt valves are available, I know Larry Stock at Pantera Parts
>   Connection in Carson City has a number in stock ready to go as I
>   rebuilt them for him!
> 
>   Julian
>     __________________________________________________________________
> 
>   From: DeTomaso <detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com> on behalf of
>   Jim Kosloskey <jim.kosloskey at jim-kosloskey.com>
>   Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2017 8:51 AM
>   To: 'Jeff Detrich'; '03Drew'
>   Cc: detomaso at server.detomasolist.com; fred at creekspeak.com
>   Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Cabin heat question
> 
>   I am sorry to hi-jack this chain but I am currently having my Pantera
>   restored. The original heater valve is very stiff and potentially
>   unusable. The restorer wants to cap the heater hoses kind of indicating
>   the valve may not be stable.
>   Is there a replacement valve available - either original equipment type
>   or aftermarket equivalent.
>   I am the original owner and this has not been on the road for nearly 30
>   years. It is a 1974 L and I never had any of the typical issues with
>   the vehicle. I drove it every day in the Summer to work and around
>   town. Just before I parked it the heater valve became difficult to
>   operate.
>   Thank you in advance,
>   Jim Kosloskey
>   -----Original Message-----
>   From: DeTomaso [[1]mailto:detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com] On
>   Behalf Of Jeff Detrich
>   Sent: Monday, February 20, 2017 9:27 AM
>   To: 03Drew <MikeLDrew at aol.com>
>   Cc: detomaso at server.detomasolist.com; fred at creekspeak.com
>   Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Cabin heat question
>   On Sun, Feb 19, 2017 at 4:51 PM, Mike Drew via DeTomaso <
>   detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> wrote:
>> Anyway.  The stock valve is a plunger affair, as opposed to a rotary,
>>   ball-style valve.  Moving the lever moves a plunger in and out
>   which
>>   varies the amount of water that flows through the heater core (and
>   in
>>   theory, blocks it completely when it is fully shut).
>   I also thought the valve piece that allowed the fluid to pass had to be
>   installed in the right position (90, 180, 270, or 360 degrees within
>   the
>   pipe) to work properly? You'd have to try it in any of those positions
>   to see which one works.
>> Actually, if one is making
>>   the effort, it makes sense to kill two birds with one stone and
>   also
>>   install a layer of Dynamat or similar vibration-absorbing mat.
>   While
>>   this won't do an awful lot for heat (it does supposedly do
>   something),
>>   it will dampen vibration and reduce perceived noise in the cabin.
>   There are three types of heat transfer that need to be accounted for.
>      Conduction
>      Convection
>      Radiation
>   The foil on dynamat is an effective way to reduce *radiation* heat
>   transfer if it is placed in the engine compartment so the foil faces
>   the engine and other sources of heat.
>   Jeff
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