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A/C loses chill when turning on blower. Why?
Welcome to the wonderful and wacky world of thermodynamics.
A volume of air has heat. For example a gallon of air needs a certain amount of cooling to drop from 87 degrees to 42 degrees.
An AC ...
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What temperature should the A/C blow?
Set these test conditions:
Engine set to 1800 rpm
Recirulation air direction on
Fan speed on low
Windows up
Temp set to max cold
Air outlet to dash vents
Vehicle in the shade
Run for at least ten ...
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High revs after changing spark plugs
You mention two issues:
fast idle
hard brakes
Both of these point to a vacuum leak.
Inspect the brake booster vacuum line; it might have been compromised during the spark plug swap.
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Key Doesn't come out of Town and Country
It sounds like your shifter may not be seating into park correctly. You may want to try moving it back and forth from gear into park (occasionally, with a slight amount of force; you don't want to ...
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Accelerator pedal goes to the floor sporadically while driving
From your description, it sounds like there is an issue with the cruise control. If the cruise control "thought" you wanted to accelerate for whatever reason, it would do exactly as you stated and peg ...
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engine stalling when coming to a stop
I suspect your Idle Air Control (IAC) Valve. It's job is to feed enough air to the engine when you take your foot of the throttle. This is a 15 year old engine we are talking about, the valve may be ...
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Rear brakes cylinder leaking; how bad and ok to sell car?
A leaky brake cylinder is about an bad as it gets with regard to safety. I had a vehicle with the same type of leak. The moment the brake fluid gets low enough, the brakes stop working immediately ...
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2012 Chrysler T&C - Exterior mirror questions
The lens for the turn signal on the passenger mirror is missing
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What is this quarter window part called, and how can I get a replacement?
As mentioned in my update to my question, I'm fairly certain it is a "glass to lift plate bushing", it's a 2-part bushing. Looks like a black plastic t-nut that screws into the middle of this white ...
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Brake pad wears faster than other three
Since you have replaced all the calipers, the most likely issue is that the slider mechanism that the caliper rides on is seizing.
Each brake caliper holds 2 pads, if it is the slider that is at ...
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Chysler Town & Country Cam Shaft and New Engine
A worn camshaft would very likely cause low compression on a few cylinders, depending on which lobes were worn.And replacing a cam and associated lifters ( they ride on the cam) could be a 100 % fix. ...
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Headlights have to be switched off twice when vehicle isn't running for headlights to actually turn off
A feature of many newer cars is for the headlights to stay on for a time after you get out of the car so you have some light to unpack, then the headlights go off after a time. The timer may be from ...
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Holes drilled in driver side Door Jamb?
They only reason I can come up with why those holes would be there is for paintless dent repair. Paintless dent repair is a process by which you manipulate the metal from inside a panel (such as the ...
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'95 Chrysler Lebaron Shifting
Many things can lead to this condition.
For a home mechanic to diagnose, some possibilities include:
Low ATF level.
Worn engine/transmission mounts or shift cable can also cause the
shift mechanism ...
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Radio lights are on
If when you open the door and the radio shuts off, then this is perfectly normal. Most cars since the early '90 (maybe before that?) have what's called a Body Control Module (BCM - manufacturers may ...
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Key Doesn't come out of Town and Country
I posted this on Reddit, too and someone suggested just pulling the key out with pliers. I did and now the key goes in and out just fine! Who would've thought?
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2005 Chrysler Sebring coolant bubbling and leaking
I agree with dlu. I would check the radiator cap next if the thermostat is known to be good and the car doesn't show that it's overheating on the gauge.
Here's a picture of the functionality ...
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non reactive gas pedal
It could be a few things.
airflow meter: could need a cleaning, most likely is partially disconnected or has a bad ground connection. Unplug it and replug it to verify the electrical connection, then ...
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non reactive gas pedal
When you suddenly push the gas pedal and the car doesn't react well, doesn't pickup but hesitates it means that uneven fuel mixture is getting in. Or the gas line pressure is low (clogged filter, bad ...
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Is an engine mount a "covered component" under power-train warranty?
I very much doubt it. I don't specifically know about Chrysler, but some manufacturers definitely don't cover the engine mountings due to it being one of the members under the considerable stress. ...
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2008 Chrysler Town and Country: RPMs change, but speed doesn't
I would definitely address the oil leak first and foremost, but it sounds like your transmission is slipping.
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2008 PT Cruiser 4cylinder non turbo
Misfires are usually caused by one of 3 things:
poor/no spark: you've addressed most of this with spark plugs and cables. Grab a timing light and make sure you are getting steady evenly spaced spark ...
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2008 Chrysler Crossfire - Check Engine Light
very well formed question.
At any point did you test your fuel injectors? if you got some crud in your fuel line one injector on one side might be dripping while another might be going rich.
Does ...
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Oil overfill repair
Make sure you have documentation of what happened! You may well have damaged your engine. The issue is that if there is too much oil in the engine, the crankshaft spins in the oil like a mixer in ...
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Chrysler Sebring won't start
In general, car batteries don't like cold weather
Especially if they are weak/considerably discharged. The colder the outside temperature is, the lesser the amperage the battery will be able to ...
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Can I test the parking sensors on my 2007 Chrysler Pacifica with a multimeter?
You may want to use a scope, the type of signal it sends to the control module is unknown. Though if you can pick up anything it may show the sensor is OK. Another thought would be to set your ...
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Are there replacement RF keys?
Frequently eBay and other shopping venues will have aftermarket keys. However it will likely need programming which is where the new key unique ID number is recorded in the ECU.
That requires ...
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Why is my car making a knocking noise?
The 2001 Sebring with the 2.7 engine holds 5 quarts of oil.
Sounds like you ran it out of oil. That would make the engine knock and do all kinds of bad things to the internal engine parts.
If you ...
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Ran 2002 PT cruiser w/ out coolant/water, overheated but temp gauge showed normal.
Ok, no real way to tell what damage was done. Possibilities, anywhere from scored pistons and cylinder walls. Blown head gasket, cracked head/block. I would fill the system and bleed out the air and ...
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05 PT Cruiser overheating and spilling coolant out of reservoir
Assuming the A/C is off the radiator fan on these doesn't start until coolant temp exceeds 92.7C (199F) or even higher if the car is traveling above 44mph! You can check the basic functionality of the ...
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