407 heater valve

[Nick Challacombe]

£36.00 plus VAT, but at least I know it is the right one.
When I asked a Triumph specialist he said that his only had one cable
to it. So I left it, he was asking £28.00
I thought better safe than sorry, after all Martin supplies them to
Bristol cars, he also supplies them with glass he says!
Thank again fot all your help.
Nick

[Stuart]

eBay UK has lots of heater valves on offer, under Classic spares or
similar....


Stuart (just found a close to 405 heater valve there)

[Kevin H]

Originally Posted by Stuart

eBay UK has lots of heater valves on offer, under Classic spares or similar....

Couldn't see one for a 407 ;-)

Nick, can you take a nice close up photo (or 2) of your valve before you fit to the car and post them here (or send them to me) and we shall see if we can identify it. It could of course be unique to the Bristol 407.

Kevin

PS. large photos.

[Nick Challacombe]

Hi Kevin,
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I did try that route as I pointed out in my first mailing, the Ebay one that is but the trouble was the demist controls.
I have not yet received the part but when I do*I will take part numbers and photograph, a bigger size as a luddite, what is the next size 640x640 ?
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It should fit a 408 and at a guess a 409.
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Nick
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[Kevin H]

Originally Posted by Nick Challacombe

Hi Kevin,
I have not yet received the part but when I do I will take part numbers and photograph, a bigger size as a luddite, what is the next size 640x640 ?

If you are sending it to me directly webmaster-at-bristolcars.info, you can send as large an image as you like, I can always crop and/or resize to suit the site. Within reason, bigger is better.

Originally Posted by Nick Challacombe

...Toby Silverton has spoken to me and said that he had indeed had a couple of screen from ACCS to cover a shortfall but that was all. I hope that clarifies the situation.

What "situation" ?

I thought we are talking about 407 heater valves! Has he bought some of those from ACCS as well?

Kevin

[Nick Challacombe]

No Kevin,
Its just that my posting implied that ACCS supplied some heated 411 screens
to BCS.
I was asked to clarify the situation,
as an update Martin Barnes at ACCS could not find the 407 heater valve and
sent me one to
modify. Since then he has located the 407 valve but I have yet to receive
it.
When it arrives I will send you the 'photo's.

Nick

[Richard]

Originally Posted by Stuart

eBay UK has lots of heater valves on offer, under Classic spares

Stuart (just found a close to 405 heater valve there)

Which one was close to 405, Stuart?

Richard

[Stuart]

Hi Richard, Not completely certain but UK eBay item 290326979175 for
a Sunbeam Alpine looks pretty close. I'm looking at the fitting to
the heater matrix, which is the O-ring type with flange, position of
control cable and the other water connection. The Sunbeam one (and
all others advertised) do however have a pressed steel cover on the
control cable side rather than the original die cast version, maybe
when sprayed black it will look OK. Otherwise I might try and fix
the original die cast cover to the new valve as that part of mine is
OK, it's the other side that has corroded away.

Confirmation later when my sister in UK procures it and ships it to NZ...


Further to earlier posts regarding the limiting straps on the rear
axle of the 405 and other 2 litres.... I used some similar width tie
down strapping rated at 1 ton, cut to length, after a few trips in
the NZ mud I'm sure they will look fairly original...


Stuart

[Nick Challacombe]

Hi all,
In my thanks to all who helped me with the heater valve, I said that
ACCS supplied glass to Bristol cars. Toby Silverton has spoken to me
and said that he had indeed had a couple of screen from ACCS to cover
a shortfall but that was all.
I hope that clarifies the situation.
Toby S says it is his intention to hold all parts for every Bristol ever
made.

Nick