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Posted on Feb 20, 2009

2002 Dodge Intrepid has no heat

The coolant is full. The heater core is getting coolant and is flowing freely. When temp knob is turned to hot temp does not change.

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Radiators do not "go out". They leak or they don't... that's it. You wasted money changing a radiator if you aren't loosing coolant. The thermostat (~$10) is all you needed to change.

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Sounds like your radiator going out, same thing happened to me, have you been watching your temp hand, is it warmer than usual or the hand fluctuating on the gauge, I also changed the thermostat. It works great now, blows real good. good luck

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