Chrysler Neon PL 1997, Manual

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Fig. 5 Voltage Drop Test
PERFORM VOLTAGE DROP TEST CHECK WIRING CONNEC- TIONS AT GENERATOR, STARTER, MOTOR, BAT- TERY. YES VOLTAGE DROP ABOVE 0.6 VOLTS?
NO
WITH ENGINE RUNNING, MEASURE VOLTAGE AT CIR- CUIT A142 ON THE GENERA- TOR. CONNEC- TIONS GOOD? NO REPAIR WIRE. WITH ENGINE OFF, CHECK POWER- TRAIN CONTROL MODULE PIN 6 FOR CORROSION OR DAMAGE YES VOLTAGE LESS THAN 10 VOLTS? NO REPEAT OUTPUT VOLT- AGE TEST CHECK WIRING FOR BROKEN WIRE REPEAT VOLTAGE DROP TEST CHECK WIRE HARNESS RESISTANCE FROM PIN 6 PCM CONNECTOR TO PIN 1 ON GENERATOR CONNECTOR WITH ENGINE OFF, CONNECT JUMPER WIRE FROM BATTERY POSITIVE POST TO A142 CIR- CUIT TERMINAL ON THE GEN- ERATOR. WIRE BROKEN? NO CHECK FOR BLOWN FUSE LINK NO IF LESS THAN 5 OHMS IF GREATER THAN 5 OHMS MEASURE VOLTAGE AT K-20 TERMI- NAL ON THE GENERATOR. YES YES REPAIR WIRE DISCONNECT FIELD CONNECTOR REPLACE PCM REPLACE GENERATOR YES VOLTAGE AT K-20 LESS THAN 10 VOLTS? REPEAT OUTPUT VOLTAGE TEST CHECK SHORT CIRCUIT IN WIRE REPAIR FUSE LINK AND WIRE SHORT. REFER TO GROUP 8W WIRING DIA- GRAMS. YES SHORT CIRCUIT IN FEED WIRE? NO REPAIR A142 CIRCUIT. REFER TO GROUP 8W, WIR- ING DIAGRAMS CHECK POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE PIN 41 FOR CORROSION OR DAMAGE.
NO
REPEAT OUTPUT TEST REPEAT OUTPUT VOLT- AGE TEST REPLACE GENERATOR REPAIR FUSE LINK. REPEAT OUTPUT VOLT- AGE TEST REPAIR PIN YES CORROSION OR DAMAGE ON PIN 4? NO REPEAT OUTPUT VOLT- AGE TEST CHECK WIRE K-20 REPAIR WIRE YES WIRE OPEN CIRCUIT? NO REFER TO CHARGING DIAG- NOSTIC MANUAL
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CHARGING SYSTEM 8C - 9
DIAGNOSIS AND TESTING (Continued)