RE: [Chrysler300] 57 heater control valve

["Bob Jasinski" <rpjasin@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Bill,
 
There are kits available that include the rubber diaphragm that allow you to
rebuild the valve.  The valve is disassembled by bending the little tabs
that hold it together, and basically you clean everything up, put in the new
diaphragm and reassemble.  There are companies that will do this for you
also, and that may be a simpler way to go.
 
New valves are also available, (check NAPA) there are some issues with the
new valves however.  The issues are that they are steel, not brass, and they
do not include the temperature sensing bourdon tube the originals came with.
I would rebuild the original if it were my car, as I have had both and
prefer the original.  Others may have a source for the kit and/or rebuilders
but you might try looking in Hemmings or Google search.  My car is a 300G so
I can't say for sure the '57s had the bourdon tube, but I'll bet they did.
 
Bob J 
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From: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Bill Leahy
Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2009 3:11 PM
To: Chrysler300 list
Subject: [Chrysler300] 57 heater control valve



one of the many things to improve or still fix in the first place is my 
heater control valve / it leaks badly.

so, i finally have it out of the car and it looks like trouble trouble 
trouble / rusty and carroded.

are they fixable or do ya replace them suckers?

or do ya block them off and close one eye?

billllllllll in not so sunny kennewick washington 



 


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