20 Most Recent
1994 Dodge Shadow Questions & Answers
Where is the thermostat on a 94 Dodge Shadow 2.5l?
Not sure what engine you have in your car but the upper radiator hose connects to the thermostat housing. To access/replace the thermostat, drain the radiator using the butterfly valve on the bottom of the radiator. Then disconnect the upper radiator hose from the thermostat housing. Last take the 2 bolts off holding the housing in place. (See pic) and replace the thermostat.
Put it all back together and don't forget get to fill the radiator back up with new coolant 50/50 blend.
No power to coil
Check the crank shaft sensor. That is what tells the ingnition to fire.
Dodge shadow poor heat
Possible causes include low coolent level ( I know it sounds wrong, but if the coolent level is low hot coolent won't circulate to the heater core)The thermostat may be stuck open, if it is the engine won't reach proper operating temp. Only solution is to replace, but it is easy to do and thermostats are inexpensive.Heater core may be plugged, this is more likely if stopleak has ever been used to stop a radiator leak. Solution would be backflushing the heater core.The valve that controls the flow of coolent to the heater core could be stuck or defective or the vacuum switch that controls the valve might be defective.
It was over heating sputtering running rich
It's difficult to answer from your brief description but it could be a blown head gasket, bad radiator, stuck thermostat, or the cooling system may be air locked. The oxygen sensor could be causing it to run rich.Before digging into a head gasket do a few more things....
Does the Cooling fan(s) come on? No, check relays? If it has 2 fans turn A/C on, one should come on.
Check engine oil, is it over full and milky looking? Indicates Blown Head Gasket
Open Coolant over flow bottle is it bubbling if so does it smell like exhaust fumes? Indicates Blown Head Gasket
High engine Idle
Find out what the trouble codes are before you replace anything.I would disconnect the idle air control valve when the idle speed is around 1200 and see if the idle speed stays or continues to climb.if it climbs with the valve unplugged, you have a vac leak somewhere, probably the intake gasket.
12/13/2012 11:58:37 PM •
1994 Dodge...
•
Answered
on Dec 13, 2012
Not finding what you are looking for?