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Chrysler Repair/'96 Town & Country LXI: ASD relay control

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Hi, I'm emailing to ask if you could help me to find a reset switch for the ASD relay by chance...

thanks,
      Nick

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Hi Nick,
There is no reset as such. The relay is closed by the powertrain control module when is get signals from the cam and crank sensors that the engine is turning over. When you turn the key to the 'run' position it will also close for about a second and the fuel pump will be heard humming from inside the tank, but then the ASD opens unless you move the key to the start position. When it catches and idles the relay stays closed until you shut off the engine or it happens to die.  Let me know what the problem is and I can perhaps make a suggestion.
Roland

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