# Cannot fully turn off heater in 1994 Dodge Caravan

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/cannot-fully-turn-off-heater-in-1994-dodge-caravan/36104>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** caravan, heating, dodge\
**Created:** [September 4, 2009, 1:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cannot-fully-turn-off-heater-in-1994-dodge-caravan/36104 "2009-09-04T13:50:37Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![petworthian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c6cbf5/32.png) [@petworthian](https://community.cartalk.com/u/petworthian)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2009, 1:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cannot-fully-turn-off-heater-in-1994-dodge-caravan/36104/1 "2009-09-04T13:50:37Z")

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When I move the temperature lever in my air conditioned 1994 Dodge Caravan all the way to the left (recirc), I get cold air - because this also closes the heater valve. If I move the lever just to the right, to cold-but-fresh-air, the lever pops about 1/2 inch further right. I took the controller out and saw that it’s not pushing the temperature cable all the way in (to full cold). I can push it in by hand, but the next time I cycle the lever the same thing happens. Before I spend time and money, do I need a new controller, a new cable, or something else? Is there some sort of adjustment on the cable that could help?

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**Author:** ![circuitsmith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/circuitsmith/32/40376_2.png) [@circuitsmith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/circuitsmith)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2009, 6:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cannot-fully-turn-off-heater-in-1994-dodge-caravan/36104/2 "2009-09-04T18:48:34Z")

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Drip some oil onto the cables and work them back and fourth a few times. If that doesn’t help it might be the valve itself that’s sticky.