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Slow warmup - 2000 Dodge Caravan
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Slow warmup - 2000 Dodge Caravan -
10-20-2009
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Looking for some advice... We have a 2000 Dodge Caravan with a 3.0 litre engine. The van runs well but we have one small problem... When the weather is cold, a few degrees above freezing or less, the engine can take a long time to warm up when being driven. I've been able to drive highway speeds for 15+ minutes and the temp gauge still does not come up to normal. If I start the van and let it idle, it comes up to normal temperature much quicker. Am I correct that this is just a faulty thermostat, or should I also be looking elsewhere? Thanks! |
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Me wrote: Looking for some advice... We have a 2000 Dodge Caravan with a 3.0 litre engine. The van runs well but we have one small problem... When the weather is cold, a few degrees above freezing or less, the engine can take a long time to warm up when being driven. I've been able to drive highway speeds for 15+ minutes and the temp gauge still does not come up to normal. If I start the van and let it idle, it comes up to normal temperature much quicker. Am I correct that this is just a faulty thermostat, or should I also be looking elsewhere? Thanks! Sure sounds like t-stat stuck open. And make sure you top up the cooland in the RADIATOR, too, else it |
Thermostats fail. often. I got maybe 2-3 years out of any in my
Caravan(s). /mark
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Bill Putney wrote: Me wrote: Looking for some advice... We have a 2000 Dodge Caravan with a 3.0 litre engine. The van runs well but we have one small problem... When the weather is cold, a few degrees above freezing or less, the engine can take a long time to warm up when being driven. I've been able to drive highway speeds for 15+ minutes and the temp gauge still does not come up to normal. If I start the van and let it idle, it comes up to normal temperature much quicker. Am I correct that this is just a faulty thermostat, or should I also be looking elsewhere? Thanks! Sure sounds like t-stat stuck open. And make sure you top up the cooland in the RADIATOR, too, else it may never get hot liquid into the heater core. Thermostats fail. often. I got maybe 2-3 years out of any in my Caravan(s). /mark |
stove with an accurate thermometer - I have read of getting bad
thermostats right out of the box - happens more often than you'd think.
Ounce of prevention...
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Bill Putney
(To reply by e-mail, replace the last letter of the alphabet in my
address with the letter 'x')
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Mark F wrote: Bill Putney wrote: Me wrote: Looking for some advice... We have a 2000 Dodge Caravan with a 3.0 litre engine. The van runs well but we have one small problem... When the weather is cold, a few degrees above freezing or less, the engine can take a long time to warm up when being driven. I've been able to drive highway speeds for 15+ minutes and the temp gauge still does not come up to normal. If I start the van and let it idle, it comes up to normal temperature much quicker. Am I correct that this is just a faulty thermostat, or should I also be looking elsewhere? Thanks! Sure sounds like t-stat stuck open. And make sure you top up the cooland in the RADIATOR, too, else it may never get hot liquid into the heater core. Thermostats fail. often. I got maybe 2-3 years out of any in my Caravan(s). /mark And before you put the new one in, test it in a pan of water on the stove with an accurate thermometer - I have read of getting bad thermostats right out of the box - happens more often than you'd think. Ounce of prevention... And furthermore, make sure you don't cross-thread the bolts when |
of doing it myself..... Well, you can guess what happened....
sigh...
/mark
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Looking for some advice... Am I correct that this is just a faulty thermostat, or should I also be looking elsewhere? |
One more question... would it be worth while to do a coolant system flush
too?
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