[LCML] Heater Control Valve?

[Jeff Zepp]

alan wesley wrote:

>Anyone very knowledgeable about the heater control valve in a 11/1973 FJ40.

Assuming it is the "later version" as in my 76 and 78, they get crusty and wear out. And they probably get plugged up from deposits too.

>The one in mine does not seem to allow much coolant flow.  How much flow should this valve allow?

Plenty when newish and not so much when old and worn.

>I looked at buying a new one but they cost US$100!  (SOR & CCOT.)

I got a pristine one for my 76 resto from Ige when she was parting out a rig. Local clubs are great for trading free used parts. You might try Rain Country Cruisers.

Happy cruisin'!

Jeff Zepp
Kittredge CO USA
1971 & 1976 FJ40s, 1978 FJ45
Rising Sun 4WD Club, TLCA #4063, TLCA President
http://www.tlca.org