Heater control problem

cameo · 2013-08-17T21:55:49+00:00

I described the precursor to this problem in a July 12 post ("Hot air from vents shen set cold") but I got no response to that one. The problem escalated now to the point, that the temp control dial seems to be rotating freely, and the heater valve cable no longer operates the valve arm. As I was browsing the Internet for similar issues, I found the following link describing my situation exactly as it was *before* yesterday, when I noticed the unfunctioning valve cable and freely rotating heater control dial. Note, that my Accord is a '94 LX model. What raised my curiosity about the above link is that the poster claimed to have gain access to the heater control through the removed glove box. This would be a great news because I don't feel like spending about $500-600 for removing and reinstalling the whole dash so so after I had the heater core replaced last year. This problem seems to be quite common with the '90s vintage accords and one of the responses in the above link also mentioned some service bulleting on the heater control cable issue. I wonder if anybody knows more about that bulletin. Does any of you have experience with this problem? I hope there will be some responses this time.

Aug 17, 2013 23 Replies

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cameo 12 years ago

I was wondering how to gain acccess to the heater control cable with minimum dash work. The link below shows a square indented panel with the two big buttons on the top and the 5 smaller ones on the bottom. It looks as if that square panel could be popped out, but I am not sure. If it can, then how to pop it out? If that's not possible, I assume I would have to pop out that entire larger, darker panel section the smaller square is located in. But then I wouldn't know how to pop that out either. Can anybody advise me on this?

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Geoff Welsh 12 years ago

I don't by any means have a 94 Honda Accord outside to verify this with, but from your picture the whole panel /probably/ pops out. It's /likely/ held to the dash by metal spring-clips on plastic tabs.

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cameo 12 years ago

Thanks for the tool tip. I hope Harbor Freight has something similar.

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jim beam 12 years ago

sorry, need to check the service manual to be sure. istr that you had to take the center console out to get at two screws that hold the control panel in, but maybe you'll get lucky - i left them out on mine just in case i needed to get back in without removing all the rest so maybe the guys that did your heater core did the same.

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