flatter4 Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 Hi all, My brand new heater valve started leaking after only a few miles. Hoping for some guidance I did a search on the forum. It seems I am not alone...... Nick is particularly vocal - and the solution he posts (as pasted below) looks very similar to what I need. There is also a picture of my arrangement (with original valve) below. Where did the valve come from Nick? ...and has it proven reliable? Any other suggestions? My arrangement: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roulli Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 I have the same on the 6 cyl. It's an OE valve from the International Harvester model Scout. They were very difficult to get hold on, whenI was looking for one. I bought one from Amazon about 10 years ago. Patrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roulli Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 I remember now the brand of the valve is Four seasons., but I can't recall the type. Check this out, I'm not sure if the thread fits the OE Triumph adapter though. Picture is upside down https://www.ebay.com/p/75597037 The valve operates very smoothly, has not membrane that can fail. It's basically a tap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Jones Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 Valve is used on many older US cars. Also a popular mod for TR6s in the US. Pretty sure that I’ve seen them for sale as upgrades by a UK TR specialist but at a fairly unreasonable price. However they are not easy to come in Europe even though a valve from the same maker is used in black cabs. I think I bought mine from Rock Auto. It was cheap. The shipping was not cheap. And then the tax man got me.... IIRC the hose stub is 5/8”(16mm) not 1/2”. Does work well. I hate the Smiths valve copies. Total crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ed_h Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 I did the Four Seasons valve on my TR6. It is a much better part than the original. Nick is correct, though, the hose barb is for 5/8 ID hose as opposed to the 1/2 ID hose on the TR. The hose will go on, though. Ed http://bullfire.net/TR6/TR6-77/IMG_2760a.JPG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ed_h Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 I apparently don't know how to include an image in a post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatter4 Posted December 14, 2020 Author Share Posted December 14, 2020 Perfect. Thanks guys. I'll see if I can get some American colleagues to bring one over when the world starts moving again..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatter4 Posted December 14, 2020 Author Share Posted December 14, 2020 ...and Ed, the yeloow machine looks gorgeous from the close up. Almost too good to run and allow oil leaks and heat to spoil everything! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogerH Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 (edited) 4 hours ago, flatter4 said: ...and Ed, the yellow machine looks gorgeous from the close up. Almost too good to run and allow oil leaks and heat to spoil everything! everything Ed does looks gorgeous - have a look at his blog. WOW!!! Roger Edited December 14, 2020 by RogerH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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