86 Camaro Berlinetta Prop Valve Question

[sydewinder99]

Have a 86 Camaro Berlinetta 2.8L, with Disc/Drum version, that needs a proportioning valve. Through all the searching I've done. I'm getting the feeling I'm out of luck for availability. I have found a 172-2003/14089495 that's possibly available, but can't seem to determine if this is for a Disc/Drum version. I find that the 172-2005 is for Disc/Disc. So I'm assuming that maybe this 172-2003 might be for the earlier version (disc/drum) for 1986. Can anyone shed some light on this? John

[bcnvz28]

Check out: http://www.gmpartsdirect.com/

They list them as "pressure metering valve" and they list them as with and without rear disc.

[JamesC]

Originally Posted by sydewinder99

Have a 86 Camaro Berlinetta 2.8L, with Disc/Drum version, that needs a proportioning valve.

Hey, John, welcome to TGO. If you don't care if the valve is new, the bone yards would be full of disc/drum cars that you could chose from. The 82-83 and perhaps 84 have SAE fittings and their appearance is nothing like the mid years. A quick look at my Parts & Illustration Cat. shows the following:

VALVE, comb (J50) (1986-87, 88, and 89 first design) p/n 14089495.

84-85 show p/n 25517738.

JamesC

[sydewinder99]

Wow, thank you both for the help. I was afraid that restoring this babe magnet was going to end up as a museum piece instead, but Gmpartsdirect does show one that matches as bcnvz28 pointed out, so have sent them a request for availability. Since I'm restoring it and getting too old to do it again, I'm going to prefer a new one over used (if still available), after all, at 55 years old, it's the only babe magnet I have left going for me and hopefully still have it running when I'm 70...LOL


Thanks again bcnvz28 and JamesC,


John


I may even decide to cheat the undertaker and be buried in it, but would probably get charged for 2 plots though.