Re: 180 t-stat trips code

From: A. S. (adakota4x4@hotmail.com)
Date: Tue Dec 14 2004 - 12:06:21 EST


Jason,
  What was your solution? Did you get a new 180, go back to the 195 or just
live with the code?
--Aaron--
95 DSRC 4x4 V6

From: Jason Bleazard <dml@bleazard.net>
Reply-To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
Subject: Re: DML: 180 t-stat trips code
Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2004 10:35:33 -0500

I was also getting code 17 with a 180 t-stat. However, when Bob Tom hooked
my
truck up to his scanner, we found that it wasn't sticking open, but what it
was doing was only allowing the truck to warm up to about 168 degrees.
These
things aren't calibrated perfectly, there's bound to be some variability in
the manufacturing process.

Might be worth trying to find some way to get a scanner hooked up, or test
the
actual temperature to make sure the 180 t-stat is really letting the coolant
get to 180 like it says.

--
Jason Bleazard  http://www.bleazard.net  Burlington, Ontario
his:  '95 Dakota Sport 4x4, 3.9 V6, 5spd, Reg. Cab, white
hers: '01 Dakota Sport 4x4, 4.7 V8, Auto, Quad Cab, black



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