The Haynes manual makes it sound SOOOO easy...basically it says, remove the WW arms, the cover under them and the 3 bolts from the motor and it's out. But when you get to the wrecking yard to actually GET ONE? It's under 3 tons of linkage, nuts, bolts, wires and hoses!!
Fortunatly, before I got there, someone had been nice enough to remove the engine, trans, front fenders and hood, so all I had to do was walk up to it and remove the WW arms, the cover under it AND about 300 nuts bolts and reinforcements to get to the "unit" (Oh yeah, I read the FACTORY manual AFTER I got back!) and remove the motor itself.
I can hardly wait to put it INTO my van! Can't bend all that stuff outta the way NOW as I did at the WY! Gotta be careful and not lose any of those 300 nuts and bolts! (Fooled YOU--I brought 'em all WITH me from the wrecking yard. They weigh more than the motor!)
One thing puzzles me tho--the factory manual says to disconnect the BIIIG connector (in the engine compartment) that goes to the WW motor, the underhood lights, etc. If you disconnect the battery, why disconnect that big sucker? The connectors you REALLY have to disonnect are the 2 on the motor itself.
While I was looking for the donor van, I saw MAAANY older Chysler/Dodge/Plymouth vans. On them the WW motor was in the ENGINE compartment. What made them decide to put it where they did AND under all that mess? Like why did they put the H/AC blower-motor relay behind 3 tons of wiring where only a contortionist can get to it? I guess I'll NEVER understand the thinking at Chrysler.
John