Wheres me Heater Control Valve ????

[matt brighton]

Hi

1982 1.6CS - I need to replace the heater control valve and cable ... I have the new control valve and cable is on order from Brickwerks..

Where is it ? and what do I need to dismantle to get to it please ? I can't find it for looking

The cable disappears behind that big shroud in front of gearstick do I need to remove the whole dash or is there another way

Thanks for any replies

Matt - brighton

[Da dan]

If it's for the heater fan it's a dash off job. Good luck mine has gone but I don't want the headache. Let us know how easy/hard it is


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[colinthefox]

To find the heater control valve, remove the spare wheel, replace it with your head and look straight up behind the radiator.

Good oportunity to flush out the heater matrix with a hose pipe while you're at it.

[matt brighton]

Thanks Nick and Colin for the replies,

Hows your AEF going Colin ? mines still running sweetly - best thing I ever did to my camper.

Nick - the new control valve is £8 from VW Heritage but same one (meyle) only £4 from Euro Car Parts on e bay. The cable on mine was buggered too so replacement from Brickwerks is in the post (£15 delivered). Previous owner just plumbed in a tap to the exposed heater hose in the cab for temperature control . but it has worked .

I will take spare off later today and fingers crossed that its Colins answer trather than the dash out job.

All the best


Matt

[Mocki]

its NOT a dash out job..

[matt brighton]

Thanks for the reply Mocki - pleased its not a dash out job,

All the best from sunny brighton

Matt

[colinthefox]

Matt.

Glad your conversion has been OK.

Yes the AEF is brilliant. 25k miles without a hitch, except for a slight oil leak from the crank seal behind the flywheel which I changed a couple of weeks ago. I hope it's OK because we're off round the Baltic to Nordcap sometime this year. I put a longer 4th gear in the gearbox to reduce cruising RPM a bit too.

Colin

[matt brighton]

Nice one !

When its time for my box to be rebuilt I will ask you more about that.

In meantime I have upped the gearing by fitting the biggest tyres possible and it has worked a treat

Best


Matt

[ajsimmo]

On the very early diesels (some of the ones with the very early rad), the heater valve isn't underneath, but by your left shin, below the cold start cable pull.

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[matt brighton]

On the very early diesels (some of the ones with the very early rad), the heater valve isn't underneath, but by your left shin, below the cold start cable pull.

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Thanks - thats where it was... I traced the old cable to that point ... I couldn't find the valve because the previous owner replaced it with a household plumbing valve.

Thanks


matt