Trophy24 Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 Listing shows "non auto air" 280ZX. Found it by searching photos online 2 Quote Link to comment
Bleach Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 oh ya, for the manual heater controls in the 280ZX. Most of the 280zx came with auto climate control system which broke right after the 3 year warranty was over. ;) 1 Quote Link to comment
Trophy24 Posted February 1, 2017 Report Share Posted February 1, 2017 Ok, so Herb's heater valve showed up. shipped from Japan so it took a while. ere Here is a side by side comparison. I was looking for the tubing to be the same with a mounting solution I could live with. Looks like the tabs are not oriented correctly to use the original bracket to mount up So I cut off the bracket and used some machine screws to attach the valve to the original mechanism And back together with new hoses I had laying around Pressure tested and repair confirmed! Time to call Herb and set up an install time 9 Quote Link to comment
q-tip Posted February 1, 2017 Report Share Posted February 1, 2017 Right on, good fix with using the new valve with the old mounting bracket. 1 Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted February 1, 2017 Report Share Posted February 1, 2017 Excellent tech up in here :thumbup: 2 Quote Link to comment
Bleach Posted February 2, 2017 Report Share Posted February 2, 2017 Great work! Thank you for helping out with this. 1 Quote Link to comment
Trophy24 Posted February 4, 2017 Report Share Posted February 4, 2017 Got Herb's heater up and running today. Worked out just fine. I have a request for the community here. His wipers stopped working due to a worn out motor linkage pivot. Anyone have one they can part with? Here is a picture of what I am looking for Quote Link to comment
Lockleaf Posted February 5, 2017 Report Share Posted February 5, 2017 If nothing else comes available, oreilly sells this kit that might have one you can make work. 4 Quote Link to comment
Draker Posted February 5, 2017 Report Share Posted February 5, 2017 Amazing fix on the heater valve! Now if only we could find a similar valve for the 510.. anyone? Quote Link to comment
KoHeartsGPA Posted February 5, 2017 Report Share Posted February 5, 2017 Awesome!,Trophy24, great work and hopefully this guy joins the Ratsun community and maybe come to Canby :thumbup: Quote Link to comment
KoHeartsGPA Posted February 5, 2017 Report Share Posted February 5, 2017 Amazing fix on the heater valve! Now if only we could find a similar valve for the 510.. anyone? Taking some copper pipe to Al today so his radiator guy can fix my cracked pipe, I'll disassemble the valve itself and replace the o-rings, I'll make a thread when i get it back next weekend to explain and post oics of what he did, i don't think there's a worse one than mine and he said he can fix it, :thumbup: 1 Quote Link to comment
thisismatt Posted February 5, 2017 Report Share Posted February 5, 2017 Seems like it wouldn't be too hard to retrofit something newer, or even a regular ball valve. Hondas have some pretty simple valves that could easily be adapted Quote Link to comment
Lockleaf Posted February 5, 2017 Report Share Posted February 5, 2017 There is this discussion of 510 options in the how to section http://community.ratsun.net/topic/16631-stop-heater-valve-leak/ There are photos and part numbers for some seemingly viable options on the 2nd page. 1 Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted February 5, 2017 Report Share Posted February 5, 2017 If nothing else comes available, oreilly sells this kit that might have one you can make work. I had a writeup on this back in the nwde days. :lol: The top one in that package is the one you need. 3 Quote Link to comment
Trophy24 Posted February 6, 2017 Report Share Posted February 6, 2017 I e mailed Herb a link to this thread. Looks like a solution for him here. Thanks guys for the solution and confirmation 1 Quote Link to comment
Bleach Posted February 6, 2017 Report Share Posted February 6, 2017 The HELP! wiper supplies worked on a 620 for me years ago. I remember having to clip off some of the plastic with some wire cutters. It was pretty easy and worked great. 2 Quote Link to comment
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