Thermal Ignition Control Valves (TIC Valves)

[KerryPinkerton <pinkertonk@xxxxxxxxx>]

I bypassed mine with no ill effects on my 73.  Could
not find an easy way to test it short of removing it
and putting it in boiling water.

Kerryp
--- Mark Blitman <markblitman@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> hi gang:
> 
> can someone advise me on the merits,if any, of
> replacing this valve? this valve applies manifold
> vacuum to the vacuum advance unit of the distributor
> in order to increase engine idle speed and engine
> cooling when coolant temp.reaches above 225
> degrees.Below 225 degrees it doesn't work.
> 
> It has 3 vacuum ports on the valve; one to manifold
> vacuum source, one to top of OSAC valve and one to
> vacuum advance on distributor. On mine, the top port
> is missing so it probably doesn't work right  and to
> further complicate things it is routed thru the OSAC
> valve so if one is not working then probably both
> are not working right.
> 
> I routed vacuum hoses on OSAC correctly and bypassed
> TIC valve and car is running beautifully; therefore
> my question is do i really need this TIC valve..i
> mean if coolant temp starts to rise while stuck in
> traffic can i get the same results from putting it
> in neutral and stepping on the gas to increase
> engine speed?
> 
> i guess i am afraid to take off the old valve(hard
> to get to) but i will take it to a pro if need
> be...any help would be appreciated..thanks! 
> 
> mark blitman
> '74 imp
> 


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