Replaced the Radiator and now I can't make the darn thing overheat.Apparently the Rad was partially plugged.You could run water through the old rad with a garden hose and even when it was taken apart you could see through the tubes,however after a trip to the local rad shop and a look through a new core it was apparent there was some restriction in the old rad.
97 Intrepid overheating resolved
Apr 19, 2006
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Gee I wished you would have figured that out a week ago. We just lost the engine in our 1997 Chrysler LSH because it overheated. Worst thing abou tit though was our gauges never indicated to us that there was a problem, and all our fluids checked out until after the rod was thrown. :( Then the water temp gauge decided to indicate there was a problem.
It sounds like the overheating was a result of your thrown rod and not the cause of it. IOW, a new radiator would not have prevented the thrown rod.
Bill Putney (To reply by e-mail, replace the last letter of the alphabet in my address with the letter 'x')
OP said "...all our fluids checked out until after the rod was thrown."
Bill Putney (To reply by e-mail, replace the last letter of the alphabet in my address with the letter 'x')
So much for the super reliable 3.5.
Name me ANY engine that has never had a copy fail in the field.
Sheesh.
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