the cable controlled heater valve was standard fit on all 7's & 9's without aircon..(actually mine has aircon but thats a differnt & weird story)

the turbo drain...I havent had time to get the car to the mech...im on holiday and the 1/2 day alarm fit ended up taking 2 days.....

still i have remote locking, microwave sheilding inside and out, shock sensing(2 stage) current drop sensing, bonnet pin, imobaliser, and LED's on the column cover and drivers door (naty flashing blue ones!)...still got to do the pasenger door...cant get the plastic well trim out...seems to be stuck together..think someone may have dropped a fizzy drink in there....
Oh and i (finally) wired up the fluid loss sensor while i was at it to a nice LOUD buzzer...)


It was doing this that led me to remove the floor mat and find the damp carpets

hi steve,

yep im uk based...

the firewall has a plate attached that has two pipes pierceing the firewall. The top pipe has a hose connected to the outside of the firewall, and one to the inside - this hose then goes to the heater core. The lower piercing has a hose connected on the engine bay side ofthe firewall, but on the indide has a large plastic valve apperatus, then a hose connected to the output ofthis that goes to the heater core. All hose joints are secured with 'jubilee' type clamps...

the valve itself has a arm that is rotate thru approx 90 degrees by the cable from the controls.

all this is supported on a metal plate that is succured by two studs passing thru the firewall into the engine bay, they emerger approx between the top and bottom heater hoses. This plate also has a right angled 'ledge' under the hoses that runs to the heater core (perhaps supports it). Now Im hopping I can remove the palstic control valve rather than have to take off that plate (if it does link into the core ...) I would also say its all in a complete PITA place above the pedal box....