Price for a used late-larger heater valve?

[Vicleonardo1]

I am not really shopping, so please don't hit me with a bunch of sales. 

 I have purchased a heater valve rebuild kit from Blunt...nice by the way. I am toying with the idea of rebuilding a valve before my heater box gets worked on. I am hoping to save time by purchasing a used valve and rebuilding it before the deinstall/install work begins. I am sure most people pull the valve, rebuild it and install it, so I don't see many used ones for sale. New ones run over $300.  

Anyone have an Idea of what a used (larger-71 and up ) valve goes for? (also thinking of doing something similar with the heater box as well) 

 

Looking for ballpark range. To see if the price vs cost of time is reasonable.  (US...West Coast....Oregon...)

Price of used heater valve

Price of used heater box.

 

Thank you

 

Vic. 

 

 

[Mike Self]

Check the archives--several folks have found a plastic plumbing ball valve (suitable for hot water) that makes a nice substitute and can be installed with little modification.  Even if the plastic mount that holds the valve is broken, you'll find that the hoses are stiff enough to support the valve and allow the control cable to function properly.

 

Install the plastic valve, then rebuild your OEM one at your leisure and install it when you rebuild the whole heater box.

 

mike

[PaulTWinterton]

If you find a solid brass one they are dead simple to rehab.  Two rubber seals.  Less than a dollar to fix.  AFAIK they are the same size and flow as the later model ones.

[Driv3r]

My 73 came with a larger valve that has plastic inside. After spending a lot of time trying to source suitable seal and parts, I decided to replace it with an earlier 72 valve which has brass internals and as Paul said, it's easy and cheap to replace the seal and it will never break. Cost me less than half I had to pay (including the cost of a used valve!) for plastic repair kit from blunt.