

| Subject: | Re: Inserting Terry K heater shutoff valve |
| From: | Tom Buese |
| Date: | Wed, 1 Aug 2007 14:46:51 -0600 |
Thanks Mark! Tom B.-if it ain't broke, I ain't gonna fix it On Aug 1, 2007, at 2:37 PM, Mark Drillock wrote: > The TK valve is a way to stop the heat without doing a proper > repair. The proper repair is to replace the stock valve with a new > one and make sure the cable is straight and adjusted right. Some > people find this challenging and so the TK valve is a quick and > dirty way to avoid the real fix. I prefer the real fix and have > done it to more Vanagons than I can remember. > > Quick and dirty fixes have their place. The TK valve works fine for > the guy who puts it in, knows it is there, and remembers to use it. > The problem I have with it and other Q&D fixes is that they > accumulate until there are so many added quirks and annoyances that > the SO never wants to take the van anywhere. > > Mark > > Tom Buese wrote: >> So am I correct in understanding that the TK valve is to rectify a >> seal problem in the vent. box & if you don't have this problem, you >> don't need one? >> Tom B.-Carl, The Gr. Pyr. appreciates cold air or none at all down >> there.
Have something to add on this topic today? Revive this thread in the forum »