94 dodge minivan heat control cable stuck

uncledarryl · #1 11-12-2009, 11:22 PM

HELLO...I HAVE A 94 DODGE BASE MINIVAN 3LTR....HEATER TEMP CONTROL CABLE STUCK IN ONE SPOT...WIL NOT MOVE RIGHT OR LEFT WHEN CONNECTED TO SLIDE LEVER...IN OR OUT WHEN "NOT CONNECTED" TO HEATER SLIDE BAR IN DASH...HAS THE VENT DOOR GONE PAST NORMAL POSITION..IS THEIR A SEQUENCE THAT I NEED TO DO TO FREE THE VENT...OR IS THE CABLE JUST BAD...I CANNOT GET IT TO MOVE AT ALL...IT WILL MOVE BUT THEN GOES RIGHT BACK TO STUCK POSITION...THANKS FOR LOOKING AT MY QUESTION...DARRYL...BREMERTON WASH please reply i'm really in troubleALPHA BRAVO WAS SAYING THAT IT WAS THE VALVE..DIDN'T KNOW IT HAD A VALVE...ANYWAY ILL GO AFTER IT...I WONDER IF THAT VALVE IS ELECTRONICALLY ACTIVATED TOO...ANYBODY KNOW????

uncledarryl · #2 11-13-2009, 11:03 PM

somebody will have answer

Alphabravo · #3 11-14-2009, 10:07 PM

It's probably not the cable, it's probably the valve itself that is stuck. I had a 94 T&C that did this. I guess you'd need to pull the dash out to get to it. The valve is right under the defrost vents, if you pull out the control cluster you can probably trace the cable's path all the way back. It's in a real PITA location.

Good Luck.

uncledarryl · #4 11-16-2009, 06:01 AM

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Originally Posted by alphabravo

it's probably not the cable, it's probably the valve itself that is stuck. I had a 94 t&c that did this. I guess you'd need to pull the dash out to get to it. The valve is right under the defrost vents, if you pull out the control cluster you can probably trace the cable's path all the way back. It's in a real pita location.

Good luck.

....thank you very much for responding...I did not know that there was a valve...thats what I was afraid of and i think your right....is that valve electronically activated at all???because my lighter and radio are not working..in fact I cannot find the lighter fuse either...the one that I replace does not solve the problem...anyway thank you for your response..I just got it today...been out of town...take care a.b.

uncledarryl · #5 11-16-2009, 06:09 AM

Thanks "alpha bravo"

Alphabravo · #6 11-16-2009, 09:08 AM

Best as I can recall, my 94 had nothing electrical going to the temp control valve. It was just pushed or pulled by the cable. Your radio and lighter seem to have a non-related issue.

P.S. It may not be a "valve", more like a vent door that was controlled by the cable, but nonetheless on my 94 T&C it was stuck. Maybe you're having the same issue.

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