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Yesterday our 2002 safari started cold and within 2 miles the tempature went to 250 degrees. We stopped and let it cool for 2 hours, again the temp went up within a mile. I replaced the thermostat but it did not help. hat should I do now? The van has 147000 miles. Thanks!
Re: Yesterday our 2002 safari started cold and within 2...
Could be one of two things, maybe both, either the water pump isn't doing it's job right, or the radiator is clogged. In either case, it should be replaced.
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Probably a cooling fan issue or maybe a stuck thermostat.. change thermostat and check that cooling fans engage..good luck...also when you fill up the resorvoir let it be for a while and check to see if level is down, sometimes it takes a while for water to seep into radiator, i assume you dont have a radiator cap?
if your talking about the over head temp reading that is an entirely different system.the temps you show at 178,169,173 are all below what they should be,it should have a 195 degree thermostat in that engine,where did you get those temps,if you got them from the dash you should change the temperature sending unit. re-flashing a computer is done if Chrysler found problems in vehicles and would download the new info to the computer to correct them,
with winter being here you might want to consider having a new thermostat put in to increase the heat in side,but make sure your radiator is full when engine is cold
High moisture with cheap belts would be a start. 2nd possibility is you have a bearing in an accesory drying out. Check water pump pully first with the screwdriver methode. Do not place on a moving part!!!
plus one on the cooling fan problem. if it was low on charge then as you slow down, condensor temps and line prressures would raise therefore it would cool at low speed and and not when moving since the incoming air would drop system temp,reducing line pressure and then cusing compressor to cycle. the auxillary cooling fans must be on whenever a/c is on, if not, thats your problem. get this taken care of because if you get stuck in traffic, your engine will overheat also if fans are not running
sounds like it has a slow leak in it i would put dye in it and drive with it on for about 3 days and take a light see if u see dye comeing out anywhere
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