Screwed Up Heater Control...
08-28-2007, 08:11 AM
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are you talking about the cable that adjusts the temperature? for a temporary fix u can manually adjust the valve. Above the gas pedal there is a white triangular piece, if you push it all the way up (towards the rear of the car).
08-28-2007, 08:24 AM
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I bet you could use a bicycle cable. Just a thought, cheap fix.
BTW, for manual adjustment, pull it all the way down for heat, all the way up (it will automatically do this every time you shut the car off anyway) for cool. There's no way to get the middle.
How did you manage to break it anyway? That thing is pretty tough, and flexes..
BTW, for manual adjustment, pull it all the way down for heat, all the way up (it will automatically do this every time you shut the car off anyway) for cool. There's no way to get the middle.
How did you manage to break it anyway? That thing is pretty tough, and flexes..
08-28-2007, 10:22 AM
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^ yep thats how i currently adjust mine, im not sure how mine broke because it was broke when i got it. The local hyundai dealer wanted to charge me sumthin crazy like $500 to install a new unit. So the guy told me to go to the junkyard and pick one up. Maybe a bike cable will work? interesting idea.
08-28-2007, 01:46 PM
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Ok thanks. I broke it by twisting it really hard when the little gears that hold it in place jumped somehow and crossed. Then it got stuck, i got pissed, and being stupid twisted it as hard as i could and it snapped. I think im gonna try that bike cable idea. I'll tell you how it goes.
UPDATE: So i have no heat...i think my heater cable is mot broken cause it reaches those triangle pieces. Now i found out that i broke a bunch more stuff when i twisted it. That piece was just sitting there and i could rotate it 360 degrees. I was missing another piece with a little gold ring that it attaches to under my floor. So im outta ideas and have no clue what to do and winter is coming fast.
UPDATE: So i have no heat...i think my heater cable is mot broken cause it reaches those triangle pieces. Now i found out that i broke a bunch more stuff when i twisted it. That piece was just sitting there and i could rotate it 360 degrees. I was missing another piece with a little gold ring that it attaches to under my floor. So im outta ideas and have no clue what to do and winter is coming fast.
08-28-2007, 06:07 PM
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The one in my rd1 is messed up too. When I turn the know its hard to turn and it doesnt adjust. I have to do it by myself. Ill get around to looking at it one of these days maybe