Comments on: Changing the Thermostat on 2000 Neon

By: admin

admin — Wed, 05 May 2010 14:03:14 +0000

Thank you very much for your answer, a resistor is the chapest way to handle
the motor, but there are better ways that can be used. I am not going to
redesign the assembly at this time, but if the resistor is easily accesible,
I can try to replace it, the motor seems OK when it runs. This may be an
easy solution.
I priced regulators in the past, and they seem to be in the $200 range, if I
can get a Mopar for $78 I will be willing to change it. I have repaired
broken regulators in my Mitsubishi VR4, it was just mechanical failure of
plastic guides.
If I can repair the regulator using a better resistor I will report on this
board.
Thank you again,
Ed

By: admin

admin — Wed, 05 May 2010 14:03:13 +0000

"Ed" wrote in message

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> My 2000 Chrysler T&C driver side window goes down but will no go up most
of
> the time, have to keep restarting car and wigling window until it moves
up.
> The dealer says it needs a window regulator, about $300.
> This is just a mechanical assembly, what can be wrong with it? Is it
> binding? - goes down fine. Weak motor? - breaker tripping? Loose wires?
> I am going to take the door apart, but I would appreciate any ideas.
> Thank you very much.

Yes it needs a regulator assembly and it comes complete. It is a motor issue
that has been revised several times on that vehicle. It isn't hard to
replace if you want to save the cost of labor.

Glenn Beasley
Chrysler Tech

By: admin

admin — Wed, 05 May 2010 14:03:13 +0000

"Ed" wrote in message

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> My 2000 Chrysler T&C driver side window goes down but will no go up most
> of the time, have to keep restarting car and wigling window until it moves
> up. The dealer says it needs a window regulator, about $300.
> This is just a mechanical assembly, what can be wrong with it? Is it
> binding? - goes down fine. Weak motor? - breaker tripping? Loose wires?
> I am going to take the door apart, but I would appreciate any ideas.
> Thank you very much.

Ed,

I never touched the front Regulator, but I attempted a DIY repair on one
rear window motor assembly on a 1999 Caravan. These are interesting since
they use a current limiting resistor that keeps the motor from burning up
whenever the window is fully open or closed, and someone keeps the switch
pushed trying to make the window go further. This resistor is a little
washer shapped disc about 3/8" diameter inside the module, and near the
motor. When they get hot, the resistance rises quickly. The motors wear
quickly too since they repeatedly hit the stop before the resistor heats up.
The result is rapid brush / commutator wear, and the resistor wears out. I
replaced my motor, but not the resistor. The window worked all winter.
During spring season, if I parked with the sun shining on that side, the
window was dead. later that night it worked again. Momma Mopar wants about
$78 to replace the modules (you do the labor). This is a clever designed
that is simple, and inexpensive to manufacture, and expensive to replace. My
originals lasted about 5 years, so that isn't too bad.

Maybe you can write up a report on the front regulators.

Regards,
Jim

By: admin

admin — Wed, 05 May 2010 14:02:56 +0000

looking at the engine from the front, it is in the top/left side in the
front mounted in the head.

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"chsack" wrote in message news:61bcbfc4f0d0e@uwe...
> Hi everyone,

> I'm having overheating trouble with my 2000 Neon. I checked the coolant
> and
> the level is good. I'm goning to try changing the thermostat, but I was
> hoping someone can point my in the right direction. Does anyone know
> where
> the thermostat is?

> Thanks in advance!!

> Chris