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Old 06-19-2007, 12:05 AM   #1
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van over heats and stalls
i chnged the intake manifold gaskets on my fathers 95 dodge van theres a few things wrong with the truck first thing the truck over heats second the truck stalls when you hook up the pcv valve third idle surges shakes alot idle is low can anyone one help i replACED THE WATER PUMP,THERMOSTAT,FAN,FLUSHED THE COOLANT
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Old 06-19-2007, 09:14 AM   #2
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Did you burp the coolant system? It may have trapped air.

Are you sure you used the correct gaskets?
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Old 06-19-2007, 09:49 PM   #3
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i did thats it still over heats
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Old 06-20-2007, 08:35 AM   #4
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Does the coolant and oil look ok? Could be a bad head gasket or cracked/warped heads.

Maybe the thermostat is bad? If there are electric fans, are they working?

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Standard distributor configuration? It the timing set right?
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Does the coolant and oil look ok? Could be a bad head gasket or cracked/warped heads.

Maybe the thermostat is bad? If there are electric fans, are they working?

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the coolant looks good its has a manual fan with a new fan cluch new water pump
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Old 06-20-2007, 10:51 PM   #7
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Standard distributor configuration? It the timing set right?
the timeing should be set right
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