On 3 Oct 2003 09:50:39 -0700, CMJE1234@hotmail.com (NetMan) wrote:

>For the past 6 months or so my heater control knob has become hard to
>work and will not go all the way from hot to cold. I can force the
>knob over to hot or back to cold and feel the air get warmer/cooler
>but it will spring back some when I let go, almost like the cable is
>sticking or the damper is being restricted. Has anyone else had this
>problem with their Honda? Is the heater control electronic or manual
>with a cable? Is there an easy fix to this problem?

You need to figure what it is that's binding: the water valve, the cables,
the air-mix door or the dial. AFAIK that model is manual with a cable.
I'd start by disconnecting the cable from the water valve (spring clip)
under the hood - it's near the firewall and just where the hot water hose
enters the interior - and see if that frees the dial up. If it does then
check the valve lever for binding; if not, disconnect the cable to the
air-mix door. If that doesn't free things up it's likely a binding cable
or linkage - plastic engineering.:-(


BTW have you had any work done on the interior of the car - such as radio,
CD player or alarm system install? My bet is that soemone leaned on a
control cable and put a kink in it.

Rgds, George Macdonald

"Just because they're paranoid doesn't mean you're not psychotic" - Who, me??