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#173 of 199 Re: 2000 Town & Country blower speed fixed NOT easily [hdave7] by hdave7

Jul 30, 2010 (12:59 pm)

Replying to: hdave7 (Jul 29, 2010 1:18 pm)
To all interested parties: I ordered the resistor module (only $11.99 plus tax), picked it up today and plugged it in. It works!! Yeah!! AC fan now works at all speeds. Then I unplugged it and attempted to install it in its proper opening. No go, absolutely cannot be inserted into the opening with out bending the housing and resistor wires all out of shape rendering it useless. Great design job Chrysler. Why it was relocated to under the hood on this model from the easy to access interior location behind the glove box on other year models is a mystery unless it was to generate more dollars for the dealer repair departments. Only way to install it is to disconnect an AC coolant line which I'm not about to do since AC repair is out of my scope and Cost Really Big Dollars. Decided to use the burned out module to plug the hole thru the firewall and then fabricate a housing for the new resistor module and mount it in the engine compartment. Only concern is if the heat under the hood will adversely affect the new resistor module, causing it to fail in a sooner.

#174 of 199 Re: Leaking rear A/C evaporator [inhistime] by adrenallen

Sep 06, 2010 (6:57 am)

Replying to: inhistime (Jul 14, 2008 9:31 am)
This is a wonderful opinion. The things mentioned are unanimous and
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#176 of 199 towm A & Country heat and cool problems by maxima8

Nov 27, 2010 (11:23 am)

my questions is i have heat on driver side and cool air on passanger side on my van all time anyone has the same problems please help me in this one thank you

#177 of 199 2001 dodge caravan 3.3 by overrevd

Dec 15, 2010 (8:50 am)

when cold out car blows out hot air then turns to cold then back to hot then back to cold and so on. While this is going on the temp meter goes from mid point back down to lowest temp and back same as the air hot cold hot cold. Whats wrong?

#178 of 199 Heater blows cold air even when engine is hot by hotchow

Jan 22, 2011 (5:54 am)

Hi. I have a 2004 Town and Country. I live in Norway and vehicle repair is EXTREMELY expensive. Very suddenly I had steam coming from the front end and could smell anti-freeze. It's been like that for several months. I add water and anti-freeze and the engine has never heated above normal range. The check engine light has been on and the heater quit blowing hot air even when the engine is hot. I usually let the van warm up for about 15min so that the temp gauge is in normal operating range. It will eventually blow hot air but only after I've started driving down the road. Any suggestions before I spend a small fortune taking it in to a garage (over $200 just to have diagnostic run on it). Thanks!

#179 of 199 Re: Heater blows cold air even when engine is hot [hotchow] by stanoski

Jan 22, 2011 (6:08 am)

Replying to: hotchow (Jan 22, 2011 5:54 am)
Sounds like simply your thermastat is broken and not opening causing a long warm up, etc. $5 part in the US and simple to do your self with moderate mechanical experience. Do Utube search on how to do it.
 
p.s. It could be your actuator if the therastate is good??

#180 of 199 Re: Heater blows cold air even when engine is hot [hotchow] by sockit

Jan 22, 2011 (7:39 am)

Replying to: hotchow (Jan 22, 2011 5:54 am)
I could agree with stanoski, but:
"Very suddenly I had steam coming from the front end and could smell anti-freeze" sounds much more like an antifreeze leak. First find out where the leak is (radiator? hoses? water pump?) and repair. Then if the "no heat" problem continues, it probably is the thermostat. I recently had the "no heat" issue in our 2002 Grand Caravan 3.8. When the thermostat is stuck in the "open" position, it allows too much coolant to circulate through the engine. When the outside temperature is cold, then the engine can not warm up properly, and consequently no heat in the cabin. Replacing the thermostat on ours was very easy, hopefully 2004 is also. But repair the leak first.

#181 of 199 Re: expected longgevity of the alternator [nlowell] by sockit

Jan 22, 2011 (8:06 am)

Replying to: nlowell (Mar 20, 2010 8:25 pm)
Sorry such a late reply, but I just saw this thread.
I have a 2002 GC 3.8, and have had to replace the alternator 3 times now (on my 4th unit) due to the bearing going out. The original went out at 130K miles. Replaced with O'Reileys. It's quite possible that if I replaced it with original equipment I would have better luck, but the O'Reiley's has the lifetime warranty and it's fairly easy to replace. I almost thought it was the A/C compressor, because when that was turned on the rumbling noise picked up also. But apparently the increased electrical load on the alternator caused its bearing to make more noise. I don't think you need to pack a spare, but just be prepared if you start hearing that rumbling noise from the front of the engine... The only specialty tool is the serpentine belt tool used to un-tension the belt tensioner. It needs a very thin handle in order to fit between the front of the engine (right side I guess) and the body. I rented mine from Auto-Zone, but you can buy one cheap at Harbor Freight. By the way, the O'Reiley's people where I live believe the alternator design is at fault. Take for what it's worth, but they do see a lot of "what needs to be replaced on what" go through their doors.

#182 of 199 Re: expected longgevity of the alternator [sockit] by rtidrick

Mar 15, 2011 (11:20 am)

Replying to: sockit (Jan 22, 2011 8:06 am)
I hear a grrrr sound when i shut my van off. My husband says it's coming from the alternator. Does this mean i need to replace it? I have a 2002 town and country lxi 3.8.

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