Dodge Intrepid Service Manual page 953

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BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR BLOCK (Continued)
REMOVAL
WARNING: ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AIR-
BAGS, DISABLE THE AIRBAG SYSTEM BEFORE
ATTEMPTING ANY STEERING WHEEL, STEERING
COLUMN, OR INSTRUMENT PANEL COMPONENT
DIAGNOSIS OR SERVICE. DISCONNECT AND ISO-
LATE THE BATTERY NEGATIVE (GROUND) CABLE,
THEN WAIT TWO MINUTES FOR THE AIRBAG SYS-
TEM CAPACITOR TO DISCHARGE BEFORE PER-
FORMING FURTHER DIAGNOSIS OR SERVICE. THIS
IS THE ONLY SURE WAY TO DISABLE THE AIRBAG
SYSTEM. FAILURE TO TAKE THE PROPER PRE-
CAUTIONS COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENTAL
AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT AND POSSIBLE PERSONAL
INJURY.
(1) Open hood and disconnect the negative battery
cable remote terminal from the remote battery post
(Refer to 8 - ELECTRICAL/BATTERY SYSTEM/CA-
BLES - REMOVAL).
(2) Remove lower right underpanel silencer/duct.
(3) Disconnect wiring connector to the blower
motor resistor.
(4) Remove the blower motor resistor retaining
screws.
(5) Remove the blower motor resistor from the
HVAC housing.
INSTALLATION
(1) Install the blower motor resistor in the HVAC
housing.
(2) Install the two screws that secure the blower
motor resistor to the HVAC housing and tighten to
2.2 N·m (20 in. lbs.).
(3) Plug in the harness connector to the blower
motor resistor.
(4) Install the lower right underpanel silencer/
duct.
(5) Connect the negative battery cable remote termi-
nal to the remote battery post(Refer to 8 - ELECTRI-
CAL/BATTERY SYSTEM/CABLES - INSTALLATION).
EVAPORATOR TEMPERATURE
SENSOR
DESCRIPTION
The evaporator temperature sensor is a tempera-
ture sensing element located at the coldest point on
the face of the evaporator. The evaporator tempera-
ture sensor prevents condensate water on the evapo-
rator coil from freezing which can block airflow. The
probe is a thermistor inside a metal tube which is
wedged between the evaporator fins. The metal tube
is tightly held by the evaporator fins so that the ther-
mistor in the tube will detect the temperature of the
evaporator. The thermistor will change resistance as
the temperature changes.
OPERATION
The Body Control Module (BCM) will send a Pro-
grammable Communications Interface (PCI) bus mes-
sage to the Powertrain Control Module (PCM), which
will check engine, coolant temperature, and refriger-
ant pressure temperature before turning ON the A/C
Compressor Clutch. Turning ON the A/C Compressor
Clutch will allow the system to cool the evaporator.
The BCM will send a message to the PCM when the
evaporator temperature becomes too cold. The PCM
will then turn OFF the A/C Compressor Clutch,
before evaporator freeze up occurs. The DRBIII scan
tool can be used to monitor this operation. The tem-
perature set point at which the clutch is turned OFF
varies with the outside ambient temperature. The
temperature at which the clutch is turned ON is pre-
set to 2° F above the OFF setpoint mentioned above.
Refer to Evaporator Temperature Sensor Set point
table and (Fig. 12) for the correct setpoint.
Fig. 12 EVAPORATOR TEMPERATURE SENSOR SET
EVAPORATOR TEMPERATURE SENSOR SET POINT
AMBIENT TEMPERATURE
SENSOR READING °F (° C)
185 (85)
100 (37.7)
77 (25)
60 (15.5)
-70 (-56.6)
POINT
A/C CLUTCH OFF
EVAPORATOR TEMPERATURE
SET POINT ° F (° C)
31 (-0.5)
31 (-0.5)
34 (1.1)
35 (1.6)
36 (2.2)
LH