Heater hose by-pass/shut off ?

[Racer57]

70 Cuda 383

Car gets too damn hot inside and need to shut off the heater. Whats a good quality by-pass or shut off for the heater hoses ? Almost bought a water valve from Ace. It would look like hell, but it would work.

[crash340]

 

same problem here

[Chryco Psycho]

is the heater door working properly inside the heater box , it should seal off any air coming through the heater core ,  the older dodge trucks in the 70s used a cable operated valve in the heater hose , you could look for one of those .

[dfrazz]

I could not find one so I bought a brass ball valve at home depot.  My hose is 5/8" and no one seems to make one that size so I went with a 1/2" with the brass barb fittings 5/8" down to 1/2" to adapt.  I flipped the lever facing down to hide it. Not the prettiest thing but it works!

[Racer57]

I could not find one so I bought a brass ball valve at home depot.  My hose is 5/8" and no one seems to make one that size so I went with a 1/2" with the brass barb fittings 5/8" down to 1/2" to adapt.  I flipped the lever facing down to hide it. Not the prettiest thing but it works!

That's what I had thought of and might do. I'd also thought about painting it black and getting some black shrink tubing so that it wouldn't be quite as noticeable.

[1 Wild R/T]

http://www.amazon.com/Four-Seasons-74828-Heater-Valve/dp/B001B7BUAU/ref=zg_bs_15723841_8

And a standard cable under the dash & you can turn the heat on/off from the drivers seat...

[HP_Cuda]

Grab some larger hose, cut it down the middle and slide it over your valve will hide it even more.

[6771plymouth]

http://www.amazon.com/Four-Seasons-74828-Heater-Valve/dp/B001B7BUAU/ref=zg_bs_15723841_8

And a standard cable under the dash & you can turn the heat on/off from the drivers seat...

 I like that

[blown motor]

The AC cars had a shutoff that mounted on the right wheel well. It's controlled by a cable from the temperature contol on the dash. I can post a pic if you want.