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Did the problem exist before you flushed it? What happened first?

Just a tip I found with a '96 T&C:

I thought I had tested and replaced everything but when I looked very closely at the radiator when it was running hot I found a very small leak. It dripped a tiny bit at high temperature only and it evaporated after dripping down the radiator about 5 inches. It was extremely small.

I first used some of that radiator stop leak stuff and sure enough the leak went away and it stopped overheating for a while. Everyone here advised against the stuff but it worked for a temp fix. The leak came back again after a few months and it would overheat again.

I replaced the radiator this time, it was about $300 installed. They flushed the system and refilled everything and I haven't had a leak or overheat in months.

I was surprised how such a small leak could cause this problem, but it all has to do with keeping the system pressurized. Water that isn't under pressure boils at a lower temp so everything boils out until the system has no water and then the engine temp gets too high.

Sucks, but that is how my saga ended.

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