Guest dstaton Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 Hello Folks,My heater valve has a broken nipple for the vacuum line. A replacement is rare, of course. Any suggestions for getting the heater core to flow?My thoughts range from soldering or epoxying a new nipple, to purchasing an approximate part (see photo). What does the mounting flange/escutcheon do? Would the eBay approximation part merely be a problem with alignment with the heater core hose, or moreover with the mechanical aspect of mounting? Does the block have the proper threads for the eBay approximation?I am avoiding draining he radiator to remove it until the part comes as I am still working on the electric..! Thanks for your beta,Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjtstarfire Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 You can try soldering a new nipple on, I would do that first.The new one has an NPT that will fit into the mounting base off the old one. You will not have any issue with positioning the direction of the valve because of the NPT’s tapered thread and it should work fine with depth clearance etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketraider Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 I think I remember Paul saying he had a cross-reference to a later-model heater valve that will work in this app. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldsfan Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 Yes. I need to go home and dig that out. I keep forgetting... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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