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| familymad Member Since: 13 Dec 2011 Location: Bucks Posts: 3481   
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Should blow ambient which isn’t cold right now but wouldn’t say it’s heated hot air. 1951 80" S1 2.0
1995 110 300TDI 1995 90 300TDI |
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20th Jul 2018 8:48am |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17367  
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Most probably.
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20th Jul 2018 8:53am |
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| Caterham Member Since: 06 Nov 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 6298  
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what I found recent was the cable on the valve wasn't shutting it completely.
pop the bonnet and see if you can shut the valve manually / see if it sorts the problem and if it does then you just need to adjust the length of the cable. at that point perhaps you can let me know how 
mind you, you won't need to worry about that until winter  |
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20th Jul 2018 8:54am |
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| zsd-puma Member Since: 09 Aug 2016 Location: Kent Posts: 2720 
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yep, as above. Check the cable operation, if thats ok buy a new valve.
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20th Jul 2018 10:00am |
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| chipmunk Member Since: 10 May 2012 Location: Kelso Posts: 264 
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Thanks guys....will try that fix......when the rain stops..!!
BTW it's any weather, hot or cold so not ambient....it was heating my knees |
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20th Jul 2018 10:24am |
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| chipmunk Member Since: 10 May 2012 Location: Kelso Posts: 264
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PS. Only done 30k miles.....
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20th Jul 2018 10:50am |
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| zsd-puma Member Since: 09 Aug 2016 Location: Kent Posts: 2720
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the valves aren't very good.
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20th Jul 2018 11:08am |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17367
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^^ and yet are very expensive!
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20th Jul 2018 11:50am |
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| hank Member Since: 12 Sep 2016 Location: South Wales Posts: 2296 
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See this thread
http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic56603.html |
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20th Jul 2018 12:18pm |
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| chipmunk Member Since: 10 May 2012 Location: Kelso Posts: 264
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Cheers Hank and all...… still raining....sods law.!
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20th Jul 2018 12:29pm |
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| zsd-puma Member Since: 09 Aug 2016 Location: Kent Posts: 2720
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I wondered if they included the huge metal bracket in the box, just to justify the price. |
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20th Jul 2018 1:29pm |
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| chipmunk Member Since: 10 May 2012 Location: Kelso Posts: 264
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J....C almighty...……………… !!!!!
£103 for a piece of plastic......and a lot of unneeded metal. Hoping that a Transit one would fit...……£135.... 
Couldn't just have been a slipped cable....oh no..! |
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20th Jul 2018 4:41pm |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17367
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Yes, they're roughly four times the price of the much more sophisticated thermostatic, electrically controlled valves used on Ford cars. Explain that if you can.
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20th Jul 2018 4:53pm |
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| zsd-puma Member Since: 09 Aug 2016 Location: Kent Posts: 2720
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I would imagine not just making the metal bracket but also paying someone to fit it to the metal bracket shoves the price right up.
I think I paid about £80 from my dealer, it's why it's worth building up a rapport with them. Still expensive for what it is. |
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20th Jul 2018 5:58pm |
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