You've bent the wire that operates the valve.  Pull out the ashtray and you
should be able to see the bent wire.  If you're patient and lucky you may
be able to straighten it and clean up whatever is making it stiff (Coke is
terrible sticky stuff...).

good luck
david
At 08:24 PM 8/21/2002, T. wrote:
>Hi all!
>I need a bit of help. I can't turn off the heat in my dashboard. The
>lever that opens the heat will not slide back. When I try to slide it
>back, it seems to bounce back to hot. Am uncertain how to fix it.
>Help??
>
>Thanks.
>--
>Happy motoring!
>
>Timothy in Phoenix,
>84 Vanagon "Sparkii"
>69 Bus "Buster"