Re: Thermostat on 3.9L engine

From: jon@dakota-truck.net
Date: Thu Apr 10 2003 - 15:58:03 EDT


Korey Atterberry <korey99@yahoo.com> wrote:

: Hey guys-

: I have my truck in for service, and they just called and told me my
: thermostat is leaking. Of course, they want $150 in labor to replace
: the part. How hard is that thermostat to get to? I know the part is
: only like $6.

  Its easy, easy, easy! :-) $150 to replace the thermostat is an
outrage! Here is the basic procedure to replace the thermostat,
though there are also some shortcuts you can take to make it even
easier:

   http://www.dakota-truck.net/upgrades/TSTAT

  It shouldn't take a Dodge tech longer than a half an hour and
CERTAINLY not longer than an hour to replace a thermostat - there
is definitely some price inflation going on there!

-- 

-Jon-

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