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The heater control from my '72 either needs to be rebuilt or replaced. I'm curios as to other members experience with the quality of the after market units. Mine probably could be repaired with a little work. The rivets that hold the bracket for the cables have broken off and the defrost lever is broken. The catalogs I have vary in price from $80 to over $100. I really care more about the final look then the cost.
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Spokane WA/Viola TN
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Re: Heater Control Replacement or Repair
mine did same, i drilled little holes in the potmetal and put nice lookin little bolts from home depot in
it helped alot, i also put graphite down in the cables im in school but will try to reember to post a pic wen i get home it looks good too!
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Re: Heater Control Replacement or Repair
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I replaced the whole heater control unit with one from LMC and was quite happy with it. After I did that, I decided not to drill it out, but instead just left the middle cable disconnected. If you look where the butterfly valve is that it connects to, it's right under the heater box. I could flip it over by hand with no problem. You can leave this one flipped open and still shut off the heat when necessary with the bottom lever. I suppose a third option would be to figure out how to rerun the cable (maybe with a longer one?) so that the bend is not so extreme. |
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Re: Heater Control Replacement or Repair
Toss it all. The levers for "Heat > Def" and "Hot > cold" are with in reach. Right in the middle bottom of the dash.....And the Fan just run a toggle. Last for ever. Less parts the better.....
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Re: Heater Control Replacement or Repair
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I bought a heater control repair kit. It had the new levers and a decal sheet for the face of the unit. I drilled holes all the way through the face and countersunk the holes on the front panel. I then put small flat head bolts in to hold it all together and applied the new decal to the front. Use the smallest bolts you can and when you countersink the holes keep trying the flat head bolts and stop when the heads are flush with the surface. I had really good luck with this and you can't tell it was repaired. LockDoc
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Re: Heater Control Replacement or Repair
Here is what he's talking about. I did all four with countersunk screws. Then, you can use the aftermarket decal kit to cover this up for an original looking, permanent repair.
![]() The aftermarket kit also comes with the new levers to replace your broken ones too. I just made new levers out of flat steel.
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Watch out for your cornhole !
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Re: Heater Control Replacement or Repair
When you're poor you have to improvise.
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Re: Heater Control Replacement or Repair
I rebuilt mine with the kit.10 years and it still looks and works good.The cables seem to cause more problems from lack of lube than the way they are run.Take them out and hang them up so the lube runs down thru the cable.Or toss them in a drain pan when you change oil.
I taped off and painted my face but then I am not a purist as far as originality goes.
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Re: Heater Control Replacement or Repair
I rebuilt mine with the "unbreakable" ones from GMCPAULS (I think). I also lubed my cables with drip triflo. Cleaning out the needles, leafs, and mouse packed insulation behind all of the flapper dampers also keeps things moving better.
Everything works much better now.
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Re: Heater Control Replacement or Repair
I bought a rebuild kit from LMC. I guess it is alright. I didn't use the decal. Didn't like the look of it. My rivets were broken too. Now I know why they broke. But the fix on my truck was not as pretty. Two screws on one side of the bracket. If I had to do it again I would have gotten the complete kit.
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Re: Heater Control Replacement or Repair
Thanks for the responses.
Would it possible to weld the bracket to the face plate? With the rivets drilled out there should be enough surface area to get a decent weld. Since the sticker goes over the front you wouldn't see any burn through on the front.
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