57burb - 2018-08-07 10:20 AM
Raffaele, I think I have a good heater valve. I'll look this weekend. If I find it, it is an original from a 42k mile New Yorker. Can you verify it's the same part?

56D500boy - 2018-08-07 3:33 PM Congrats. Looks great. Job well done. I can't give you much help but I can give you the link to my heater-related post in which we establish that the PN for the heater valve is 1688 946, across the board (mostly) in 55-57 at least, including Desoto. The thread includes info about the Ranco heater valves and the modern equivalent and NAPA rebuild kits and links on how to do it: http://www.forwardlook.net/forums/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=67959&... This is the one that I bought (and it is still available on eBay): https://www.ebay.ca/itm/Heater-Control-Valve-673452-fits-Volvo-122-P... Good luck. :)

57burb - 2018-08-07 4:20 PM Raffaele, I think I have a good heater valve. I'll look this weekend. If I find it, it is an original from a 42k mile New Yorker. Can you verify it's the same part?

mikes2nd - 2018-08-07 6:24 PM

Did converts use special sunvisors?

 

Oh you need the big puffy ones, just padded and vinyl them with gold.

raffaplymouth - 2018-08-07 5:41 PM

very good news ! you think is rebuilded ? or used with no leak ??

57burb - 2018-08-08 4:07 AM It is certainly 100% original, never replaced. It did not leak before, but it's hard to guarantee. Let me know if you're interested in the entire assembly, I have just about all the parts. :laugh:

57burb - 2018-08-07 10:07 PM
It is certainly 100% original, never replaced. It did not leak before, but it's hard to guarantee.

56D500boy - 2018-08-09 2:01 AM It most likely is a Ranco H16 like the eBay one, so the $10 NAPA heater valve repair kit would work in the event that it did leak: :)

57burb - 2018-08-08 4:07 AM It is certainly 100% original, never replaced. It did not leak before, but it's hard to guarantee. Let me know if you're interested in the entire assembly, I have just about all the parts. :laugh: