I was planning to change out my thermostat this weekend, too.
I vaguely remember reading somewhere that you're supposed to boil a new
thermostat before putting it in...am I making that up?
Chris
----- Original Message -----
From: jon@dakota-truck.net
Date: Thursday, April 10, 2003 2:58 pm
Subject: Re: DML: Thermostat on 3.9L engine
>
> 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!
>
>
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>
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