Old heater control valve rebuild

[pszikszai]

I was about to go to a NAPA store to buy a heater control valve.
Then I found a 1940's vintage one.
I was intrigued by the possibility of rebuilding it.
I sandblasted the outside and cleaned out the inside.
The plunger is nice looking brass.
The packing was asbestos rope, I think.
I happened to have the same material, from where I don't know.
I twisted several strands around the plunger where the old sealer was.
Then I reassembled the valve.

Questions:
Is this the right procedure to renew this old water valve?
Is it worth bothering with it?
If yes, then I would like to use it on the 37 CE I am working on.

Thanks

Paul

[gordr]

If you can make it work, go for it. I think the packing was graphited cord of some kind, not necessarily asbestos. Industrial plumbing supplier should have valve packing.

My big complaint about those old hex-body valves that Stude used is the monkey-motion linkage that simply can't apply enough force to move the plunger fully onto its seat.

Gord Richmond, within Weasel range of the Alberta Badlands