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Roger · Joined: 06 Jan 2003 Posts: 1235 Location: Cordova, TN

I spent last weekend working on the Intrepid. I was hoping it was just a seal but the evaporator is shot. I had to remove the entire center console, dash and all the ducting including the heater core, and blower motor. The only parts that I did not have to pull out of the front of the interior were 4 electrical connecotors. It took the better part of 2 days but I finally got the evaporator out and confirmed it needed to be replaced. Great part is I didnt break any of those little clips or plastic peices. I found the parts on line for $216.00. The Dodge dealer wanted $1100.00 to do the job so I am feeling pretty good about doing it for $250.00 (the receiver/dryer was an additional $40.00). It will probably take me another 2 days to put it back togeather. The book time on the repair is about 11 hours I will probably have 30 hours in it when I am done. The Haynes manual was surprisingly accurate and there was only one major set back, and one trip to the auto parts store. There is lots of work ahead but I am feeling pretty good right now.
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Some people are like Slinkies. Not really good for anything, but you
still can't help but smile when you see one tumble down the stairs.

924 turbo · Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2004 3:17 pm Post subject:

Congrats! If you're not too busy you can come fix the air conditioning on my 928 next.

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kaffine · Joined: 13 Jun 2003 Posts: 644 Location: Las Vegas

I was able to do it in under 8 hours but I got alot of practice. I was an aprentice getting paid hourly for a year at a dodge dealer I got most of the dash and wiring harness jobs that came in even after I went flat rate I still got alot of them, all under warrenty which which pays less than half of customer pay.
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Lizard · Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2004 1:23 am Post subject:

hey Jon I am next in line for the AC fix on the 928, however I am pretty sure mine is just electrical.
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3 928s,

Smoothie · Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2004 3:24 am Post subject:

Lizard - Maybe you checked this already, but low freon can look like an electrical problem with many cars. There's a pressure switch that keeps the compressor from coming on - in which case you can use a jumper wire in place of the switch to activate the compressor while recharging the system.
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Lizard · Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2004 3:47 am Post subject:

I have looked in the window and there are no bubbles in there, so i am not sure, I am going to be fixing alot on the 928 before reinsuring it again, I have the rack out which I am going to be rebuilding, I am going to be replacing the motor mounts with the solid anchor mounts, I am also pulling the intake and valve covers off and having them powder coated, and then looking into the AC system, and I am considering converting to a stick
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Roger · Joined: 06 Jan 2003 Posts: 1235 Location: Cordova, TN

kaffine · Joined: 13 Jun 2003 Posts: 644 Location: Las Vegas

What year is it? I've done at least 40 dashes on dodge products and a few more on other makes so I've had alot of experince.
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80 931

The best desciption of an atom boils down to something unknown is doing we don't know what.
Sir Arthur Eddington

Roger · Joined: 06 Jan 2003 Posts: 1235 Location: Cordova, TN

99 Dodge Intrepid
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1981 924 NA

Some people are like Slinkies. Not really good for anything, but you
still can't help but smile when you see one tumble down the stairs.