you can pull the codes from the pcm, if it didn't get above 170 degrees, it
can trip the MIL
On 2001.05.27 12:01 Adam H wrote:
> Hey guys,
>
> I changed the stock 195 degree thermostat in my 2000 Dakota QC 4.7 on
> Friday
> to a Robert Shaw 180 degree thermostat (# 330-180). The temp gauge was
> down
> a good 15 degrees at least from normal and the engine seems to run a
> little
> bit better. Running to get a Sunday paper from the store this morning
> the
> engine malfunction light went on and when i looked at the temp guage it
> was
> only registering what I would guess to be about 150-170 degrees.
>
> Does anyone know how to (or if I can) find out what triggered the MIL,
> and/or if changing the thermostat could have triggered it??
>
> Thanks much,
>
> Adam H
>
>
>
>
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