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Not clear what is happening but you say it does not run a lot of miles. I do know even with a new battery the van must run every once in a while to keep the battery charged up. Batteries run down just sitting and has to run at least a number of miles to charge up. I suggest you purchase a little battery charger that you can leave hooked up to the battery all the time and when you want to use the van just pull the plug out of your extension cord. Then plug it back in when you are back home. That way you know the battery is charged fresh all the time. You might want to have the battery checked for power just to make sure the battery is operating properly. Any place that sells batteries should do this for free.
Not clear what is happening but you say it does not run a lot of miles. I do know even with a new battery the van must run every once in a while to keep the battery charged up. Batteries run down just sitting and has to run at least a number of miles to charge up. I suggest you purchase a little battery charger that you can leave hooked up to the battery all the time and when you want to use the van just pull the plug out of your extension cord. Then plug it back in when you are back home. That way you know the battery is charged fresh all the time. You might want to have the battery checked for power just to make sure the battery is operating properly. Any place that sells batteries should do this for free.
possibly transmission filter clogged and when hot and sediment loosens it gets easier for fluid to flow for valves(in transmission)to work better??. Also, I used to have a Chrysler product van and I found out it was a vacuum activated valve by the transmission.
If the engine temp rise while sitting at lights then you have an air flow through radiator problem. Electric fans not working or viscous fan hub is faulty. high heat except at speed may indicate an air lock in the cooling system or coolant level in the radiator. Check at radiator cap not the reservoir.
usually the thermostat will have a little hole in it to help the air out of the system. so let it sit for a few minutes and check the water fill it again leaving it just a little bit low. then run the engine with the cap off untill you see the water circulating through the thermostat. shut it off fill the radiator and your done.
If you fill it with the engine running your inviting all kinds of problems (engine codes for example). this is not a recommended practice. If you mean that it does it when you give it gas as in throttle, than you might have several problems, be a little more specific to what kind of auto and the year it is and your likely to get a little bit better help.
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