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Feb 19, 2001 | 03:23 PM

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From: umatilla county, or.

Car: 1992 Camaro Z28

Engine: 1995 Camaro LT1

Transmission: 700R4

heater control valve.....metal?

Does anyone know if there is a heater control valve made that has a higher quality than the plastic ones? (metal?) Mine seems to start leaking at the bottom about every
4-6 months and I have to replace it.

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Feb 19, 2001 | 05:18 PM

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What do you have radoactive antifreeze?

I would recomend checking for heat sources such as the valve covers it sits on, and seeing if you can dispate that heat somehow.

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Feb 20, 2001 | 02:59 PM

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My 85 Caprice

has a metal heater control valve. So yes, they do make them.

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88 GTA Charcoal Grey Bone Stock except for loose muffler which makes it a bit louder

than normal.

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Feb 20, 2001 | 04:25 PM

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When was the last time you changed your antifreeze? Old antifreeze can become acidic and corrode your heater valve, causing those leaks.

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