1968 440 heater control valve

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I finally got a call back from my mechanic today and they are indicating my coolant blow out is because of a bad heater control valve. Still no pic forwarded to me so I am dubious, but following along for the time being...

They say that are having a hard time finding a replacement part, so I am coming to my most trusted resource for these things. Can anyone enlighten me on where I might find this heater control valve for a '68 300 with a 440? I am not looking for stock, any suitable, reliable replacement will do.

Edit: I deleted the AC on this car. With an AC delete, can I just bypass this valve and just have the hose connect at the firewall?

Thank you all in advance!

Dean

 

[jct]

It's cheaper to rebuild it

Heater Valve Repair Kit

http://www.packardinfo.com/xoops/html/downloads/HOW-TO Ranco Valve Seal Replacement.pdf

 

[mrfury68]

That is an excellent tutorial for the heater control valve. Thank you for posting. I will be using it when I replace the heater core in my Fury.

 

[jct]

it's a lot cheaper than 400 dollars for a new one

 

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[jct]

Didn't know you had A.T.C.