what is this on my firewall?

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By Gustavo
- Sat Apr 14, 2012 2:01 am #301776 Thats ur heater valve if i'm not mistaken. That little lever thats zip-tied is the switch that put's it in heat or a/c.
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By EG Love
- Sat Apr 14, 2012 3:26 am #301783 Do you mean just regular heat and cold air or the actual a/c? If its got to do with a/c, then my AC must have been removed alread
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By TrailerTrash
- Sat Apr 14, 2012 3:55 am #301784 its the valve that controls the flow of coolant into the heater core. it looks like someone rigged it up with some zipties to keep the cable on.
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By EG Love
- Sun Apr 15, 2012 9:21 pm #301954 So i just broke the rusted part off of the cable since its not holding it anymore anyway. I guess I'm just confused as to why they had a zip-tie there in the first place. I think im going to try and bolt the bracket and valve off and replace it. I'll try, I already broke a stud holding thhe prop valve on :(

By cjw_89
- Thu Apr 19, 2012 2:42 pm #302304 Ya that valve bolts on but be careful not to twist off the bolts. I replaced one one my buddies car teg fits eg
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By suspendedHatch
- Sun Apr 22, 2012 3:56 pm #302568 I thought I was looking at more pictures of the Titanic :lol:

If you don't have your heater hooked up, why not remove the heater box and blower from under the dash and save some weight?
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By EG Love
- Sun Apr 22, 2012 5:20 pm #302576 That's a good idea actually. I do have it hooked up though, and used it last fall into the colder months. would I just loop the heater hoses or something?

I want to relocate my cruise control actuator under the dash where my airbag would be. Ill look into removing it at the same time sometime
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