When I bought TC 7025 45 years ago it had an S.H. Arnold heater in it. At
best it kept my left calf warm in cold weather. The valves were some kind of
valve made for the hose that came from the radiator. The hose was connected
to tubing that ran behind the carb's next to the head, then connected to the
valves that then connected to hose that went to the heater. When I restored
the car in the 60's I removed the heater and all of the connections. I have
them packed away in a box if anyone wants them.
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From:
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fold@mail.bcpl.net]On Behalf Of Chip
Old
Sent: Monday, May 28, 2001 1:58 PM
To: MG-TABC
Subject: Re: [mg-tabc] heating system and tap of my TC 9860 EXU
Frans,
In this case you needn't worry about "factory originality". Heaters were
not original equipment on any TC, including the EXU. If yours has a
heater, then it was an aftermarket addition. It may have been installed
by the MG dealer who sold the car new, or it may have been installed by a
previous owner. If you're concerned about "period originality", then you
might want to find a replacement tap of the same general age and type.
It will be no more or less "original" than the one now on your car.
But before you go to that trouble, why not remove the tap and disassemble
it? Perhaps it can be repaired.
On Mon, 28 May 2001, JDF Wessels wrote to
mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com:
> I recently bought an MG TC (TC9860 EXU) and have a question on the
> heating system.
>
> My MG has a heating system which looks original and functions well. It
> gets warm and the ventilator runs perfectly. The problem (I guess) is
> with the tap. The tap is installed in the engine compartment and is of
> the type of a kind of watertap (small version). Since the heating
> system is always warm, I expect that the tap is leaking. I can turn it
> left and right and it feels smoothly, but no effect. I have asked
> Anglo parts (a supplier of almost all MG parts) if they have this tap,
> or know how it should work. The answer is no in both cases. Also the
> MOSS catalogue, same answer.
>
> Who has tackled this issue before and/or knows how to solve. Of course
> I only want an original tap, because I could use any other small tap,
> but I want to keep my MG as close to factory as possible as it is now.
--
Chip Old 1948 M.G. TC TC6710 XPAG7430 NEMGTR #2271
Cub Hill, MD, USA 1962 Triumph TR4 CT3154LO CT3479E
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