Kyle,
I replaced the radiator about three months ago, and all the hoses with
it, not sure on the condition of the water pump or the t-stat, but it
probably wouldn't hurt to do both.
-- Dave Denver, CO '93 Sport 4x4 V-6""Kyle Kozubal"" <grndak4x4@home.com> wrote in message news:001a01c11c2c$409aa560$deee0818@hmmnd1.in.home.com... > > Hey, my 3.9L has always seemed to run hot, I mean, the temp gauge says it > > ok, and I've never had any problems with it, but it just seems really hot > to > > me. I mean, there's usually so much heat coming into the cab it feels > like > > I have the heater on low. Would a 180 or 160 t-stat fix that? And if so, > > how does going with a lower t-stat affect other things, like gas mileage, > > power, stuff like that? Thanks :) > > Dave, > Spend about $150 and make sure it is running cool, cause heat will kill you > V6. I drain the radiator in my truck once a year and flush the cooling > system every other year. All of the cooling system parts are very easy to > work on, and you have a very similar truck that I have. > -Upper Radiator Hose: $15 > -Lower Radiator Hose: $15 > -Bypass Water Hose: $5 > -Water Pump: $75 > -Robert Shaw 195 tstat: $10 > -Tstat Gasket: $2 > -Prestone Coolant: $5 gallon > > I really did notice an increase in overall driveability after adding the > Robert Shaw Tstat. > You may even want to add some DEI cooling system additive. My truck has > never ran warm and still has the factory radiator at 145,000 miles. I just > replaced the water pump about 6 months ago. > Kyle > 93 Dakota 4x4 V6 >
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