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ARMc
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Joined: February 10, 2012
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Location: Wisconsin
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 Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2012 2:11 pm Post subject: New heater control valve defective? |
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| Got a new front heater control valve from VC a couple days ago. Came in a little bag that says classic VW parts or something similar. I installed it and it leaked way worse than the old one. Leaks right at where the control arm attaches to the shaft that turns the valve. A buddy said he had this problem but it cleared up in a week... Is it that the gaskets inside need time to swell up? Or am I just trying to make sense out of a defective part. Has anyone had this problem or can direct me to the appropriate thread. I did a little searching but couldn't find anything pertaining. Thanks much Vanagods. |
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photogdave
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| Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2012 2:19 pm Post subject: |
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The new ones are crap. When my original broke I went through two different brands of new valves that leaked worse too. I ended up having an old original valve from a junker installed but it doesn't shut off completely so now have a bypass valve installed behind the glovebox to have heat either on or off.
Search for heater bypass and also someone modified a Ford heater valve to work.
Do the Ford mod and forget these crappy new valves.
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ARMc
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| Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2012 2:48 pm Post subject: |
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| Thanks for the info, hope VC will refund me. |
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