OK, I was able to get it using another PC, thanks!

 

I know how to remove the little wire for the instrument cluster that moves the needle for the PRNDL, but how the shaft that goes to the transmission comes out? It slides out or a bolt to undo? Im going with CaravanHomer instructions to not remove the whole steering column.

Im planning on doing this when the weather gets cooler. Finally know it's my evap leaking.

Also is it necessary to drain all the coolant or I can put a plug on the heater hoses? Just changed the coolant not long ago.

 

What shaft to the transmission? Part that goes to the transmission is a cable. Pops off the column and then clips to a bracket.

Don't have to drain the coolant, just plug the lines.

 

I see that now. Thanks

 

I'm new here but just wanted to say thanks for the complete set of instructions for changing the evaporator on a 96-00 Chrysler mini-van.
I tackled the job last weekend and for the most part it went smooth. My old evaporator housing was full of oil. I used an aftermarket TYC evaporator that I got from E-Bay for about $55 along with a new expansion valve and drier. The cost of all my parts including PAG 46 oil and R134a gas totalled around $100 to $110. The labor was 2 solid days of almost dawn to dusk work, but I wrote everything down that I disconnected from the dash and put screws and bolts in zip lock bags labeled by areas of the dash that they came from. I feel that I could knock about 2-3 hours off the project if I had to do it again. I used a cheap Harbor Freight vacuum pump and gauge/manifold set.

For those who are wondering why I would do such a job in January, it is because I live in Florida and we use AC almost every month of the year and I would not even consider doing this job in my driveway in the heat. My working weather last weekend was perfect.

I only got a couple of pictures of the dash removed and strapped to the seats.

 

Hi, I struggling with removing trying to remove and replace the evaporator on my 1996 Plymouth Voyager. This I believe is very similar to the Dodge Caravan. Further up in this forum Scott (based in Florida) wrote high praises for instructions he received from members 'mr mahoney' and 'CaravanHomer' on how to do this job. How can I get a copy of the of the instructions Scott refers to.
Thanks in advance for your help.
JohnM

 

96 Voyager is the same. You were asking about these instructions?
http://www.scsc.k12.in.us/mahoney/vanfix/

I also have this PDF. I don't remember where I downloaded it from. It goes in good detail on how to remove the dash, but not the A/C unit.

https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resi...int=file%2cpdf

 

Thank you, thank you, thank you MikeB-rick for sending me the links for this and thank you whoever went to the trouble of putting this together. This is just like mine - even down to the color scheme. The forums like this are the only place where you can get pictures and text with this level of detail and with my repair experience I need all the help I can get. This is a major undertaking for me and I'll be busy this weekend. Thanks again to all contributors on this.
JohnM

 

The site for the instructions is missing. It can be found on the wayback machine. The capture at;

https://web.archive.org/web/20150906065352/http://www.scsc.k12.in.us/mahoney/vanfix/

works well, many of the captures display a placeholder instead of one or more images. The PDF on onedrive is still available at this time.

 

Thank you for posting updated links. I was greatly relieved to see them. I believe the first set is from MrMahoney's work and the pdf is from CaravanHomer's work. This project is on my radar in a week or so. 2001 Dodge Grand Caravan evaporator. Only 94,500 miles! Looks only a few years old.