Chrysler Repair: Air Conditioning blower resistor: 05 Sebring Conv., ac evaporator coils, sebring conv

Question
You have talked about a resistor block that controls the fan speeds. I started with the lowest and now have lost the 2nd speed. If the block is the problem where will it be located in my Sebring. I'm also having a problem with water on the passenger side and Dried it out but it still gets wet. Where is the drain located?  Thanks

Answer
Hi Jerry,
As to the resistor block for the 4-speed blower on the conventional control panel type of unit:
It is located on the underside of the HVAC unit under the dash, at the right hand end, in the area behind the glove box. You remove the right side lower silencer panel from the edge of the dash which otherwise blocks your access the the HVAC unit. If you look carefully at that panel in what appears to be a round opening near the center you will find a nut which when removed will then allow you to ease the panel off the transverse bezel just above with which it meshes. Once removed you can then follow the wire from the blower motor housing that goes to the resistor block. Pull the plug of that wire out of the resistor block mounting panel. Then remove the 2 screws on the panel which secures the block to the under side of the HVAC unit and the resistor block will drop down out of the unit for replacement. Installation is the reverse process.
On the water (condensation) issue, I believe that if you lift the right front wheel with the jack you should be able to access the firewall/floor area in front of where the HVAC is located. Look for a small rubber hose about mid-body that is attached to the nipple of the drain pan that is in the cabin underneath the AC evaporator coils and which collects the condensed water vapor for drainage out the nipple/rubber tube. I am basing this description on the design in earlier convertible models because it isn't specifically described in the '05 manual. It you take a stiff wire and insert it through the rubber tube and thence to the nipple you should be able to clean out the lumen of the drain pathway so that the condensate will drain that way instead of overflowing the drain pan which would explain the water on the carpet.
Please let me know if I am inaccurate in any of these suggestions.
Roland