How to Change Thermostat - 2001 to 2008 Chrysler Town & Country/Dodge Caravan

[@reecee2941]

I’ve never worked on a car before, but since I can’t find a shop to get me in for three weeks...I’m about to try this. Fingers crossed. lol

[@drpicmeup]

What's the situation with your car?

[@reecee2941]

Rye Bread it’s my Mother’s 2002 Chrysler T&C. Temp gauge not working, but overheating and losing coolant. Heater not getting hot as it did. Top hose hot. Guess that’s about it. lol

[@drpicmeup]

How'd it go with the car? Lol sorry i'm just now seeing this years later lol

[@reecee2941]

@@drpicmeup lol I ended up putting both a thermostat and a radiator on it and it runs great. 🙂

[@drpicmeup]

@@reecee2941 Nice! Was it made in Canada? Or elsewhere? I subbed to your channel btw. You live in Illinois?

[@rawfoodphilosophy7061]

Thanks man! I've worked on my car in the middle of the desert and I've lost both down in the sand took me hours sifting through they're trying to find a bolt. LOL thanks for the laugh and the information and how to do the thermostat

[@drpicmeup]

No worries man! Get you one of those magnetic parts holder and a flexible magnetic parts grabber if you can. I'm gonna do more videos soon!

[@smilingdog54]

Nice video.

[@drpicmeup]

Thanks 👍

[@sheldonpage9419]

Why would it be leaking behind the thermostat on a 2008

[@drpicmeup]

Because Chrysler is owned by Fiat which is now owned by Stellantis. This particular vehicle is a 2002, but even Chrysler/Dodge/Jeep/Rams that have only 30,000 miles start having problems. I rented a 2015 Ram 2500 that had only 7,000 miles on it and it was having transmission problems already.

[@Ap-nv1hk]

Change the title of this video smh

[@drpicmeup]

The new thermostat is installed at 10:54 I don’t get it 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@anthonyp7527]

How? How is it possible - to talk about not losing bolts, how it's important and on and on and on... and end up losing it anyway?!?! By the way, why you used old gasket instead of new one or hi temp silicone or these patches for exhaust repair?!? And why you decide that thermostat is the problem?!

[@drpicmeup]

The idea was to start with the cheapest solution and then work my way up from there if that didn't fix the problem. Well it didn't. Turns out it needed a new radiator. Got that changed. Fixed the overheating problem. As for the gasket, the thermostat I bought didn't come with a new one, so I was forced to use the old one. I'm assuming that manufacturer wants you to buy those separately. As for the bolt, I was doing that whole operation with one hand while holding my phone in the other hand. Plus I didn't use a magnetic parts tray (silly of me).