Heater issue!

[Leeslancer]

Hey Lancer peoples........
Just wondering??? Where can I buy a Brand new Heater valve for a 75 L.A Lancer?

LOVE THE NEW SITE!!!!


Cheers...........

[Torana68]

...... anywhere that has stocks of unobtainium should have some.

[tandanus]

If its anything like a GA one
Youll have to either find one that works at a wreckers or adapt something else. I used a universal/generic one. Ugly, but functional.
T.

[Leeslancer]

Thanks for both your help tandanus and Torana68!

But just wondering Torana68 Do you know of any stores that has that sort of stuff???
I tried Ebay and Rare spares but they both seem to have nothing?

And just a quick question for you tandanus are GA's easier to get parts for than L.A Lancer's?


Cheers Guy's...........

[Torana68]

..... look for wrecks or NOS on Ebay, they exist no where else, any older Mits is hard to get bits for any heater tap is impossable (I think XY Falcon is similar to GB but its priced about the same as a running GB wreck).........

[davetrees]

I used a universal/generic one. Ugly, but functional

Do you have a pic of how you set yours up ?

It can't be uglier that the setup in my GB .... a brass gas tap/ballvalve inserted into the heater hose .... in the engine bay!

[tandanus]

Theres a pic on the old site some where but I cant find it. The setup is under the dash on the passenger side. The hose from the engine that carries the hot water to the heater comes thru the firewall, turns towards the passenger door side of the car, turns towards the rear of the car, turns towards the drivers door, is joined to a straight thru heater tap that has the pivot running vertically and the cable connection on the top, then the other end of the tap joins a hose that turns to the front of the car and enters the heater. The tap runs ACROSS the car, just to the passenger side of the heater controls. All turns are 90 degrees. You can use the existing cable. I'll look for the pic a bit harder...
T.

[Leeslancer]

Thanks for the advise Torana68 will have another look!

Yeah that would be great tandanus! I'm curious to see what other people have done to overcome this problem!!!

And evan if you too can get a pic of your setup davetrees that would be cool as well!!!


Cheers.......

[tandanus]

Give you an idea?

or an image I cant get to show up here:
http://img227.imageshack.us/my.php?imag ... 015ut8.jpg

or you can read this thread from the old site

http://www.sigma-galant.com/archive/mod ... highlight=

T.

[davetrees]

Thanks for that T.....

I'll get a pic of mine when I get a chance - yours is neat by comparison !

I'm actually not fussed if I can't connect a cable to it (it's only in the rally car) but having the tap in the cockpit rather than the engine bay would be handy.

[Leeslancer]

HHHHHHHMMMMMMMMM!?! Yeah Thanks for the Pic tandanus?

Just gotta picture how it'll work in the L.A!?!

Cheers..........

[stealth]

mate i got a complete la lancer heater in perfect condition
do you want to buy it?
cheers stealth

[Leeslancer]

Heya stealth!

Thanks for the offer!
Unfortunatlly though I'm not really after the heater, Only because I stripped mine down and rebuilt it.
Heater core and all!

But I'm definatlly all ear's on the heater valve (tap) (if still attached to the heater)!

Cheers........