Consider heater control valve location and the length of the wiring harness.
Vintage air heater control valve operation.
Firewall oem heater cover installation figure 9 13.
Heater hose heater control valve installation figure 10 14.
Select a suitable location for the control panel.
As the engine heats up the water transfers the heat to the coil thus overpowering the a c coil.
Whether you are looking for a simple reliable heat source or a more modern design with an electronically controlled servo actuated heater control valve vintage air has you covered.
When installing these components as part of a complete surefit system vintage air recommends working from front to back on the vehicle installing the condenser kit hose kit and compressor first followed by the wiring evaporator and finally the control panel.
My 69 camaro ls2 4l70e build thread.
A c heater hose routing figure 11 15.
Vintage air heater control valve extremely hot help i just installed a vintage air system.
As the engine heats up the water transfers heat to the coil thus overpowering the a c coil.
The heater control valve is a directional valve.
Vintage air strives to harden our products against these types of electrical noise but there is a point where a vehicle s electrical system can be degraded so much that nothing can help.
I would be interested to hear from other v a installers if this is common to the heater valve.
Final steps figures 14 14a 17.
A leaking or faulty valve will have a more pronounced effect on the unit s cooling ability.
The panel may be mounted under the dash or switch can be removed and installed in dash.
See figure 1 select a suitable location for the ecu module and heater control valve inside the vehicle or water tight location.
For proper system operation the heater control valve must be connected to the.
Control panel duct hose routing.
Make sure the water flow follows the direction of the arrow.
These kits are available in heater only or heater with defrost configurations.
Driver side under dash louver center passenger side under dash louver installation figures 12 12a 13 13a 16.
Another option is to use an fittings on the heater hose which alows you to use regular heater hose that you can secure with gates power grip clamps then use a regular hose clamp to secure it to the heater control valve.
Make sure the water flow is with the direction of the arrow.
The heater control is a directional valve.