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1998 grand caravan overheating

I have a 1998 dodge grand caravan that just overheated, i checked the fans and they're not turning on ,do you think its the relay? it has a new water pump and thermostat.

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  • tomasramos53 Jul 12, 2009

    relay on this van cant swap ,the relay is under driver side headlamp and radiator it looks like a module, the water pump and thermostat i changed last month,i just turn it on a hour ago and waited to see if the fans go on but no luck almost reach the h point.

  • tomasramos53 Jul 28, 2009

    the relay on this van can not be swaped .the relay is on the front bottom driver side and it looks more like a module,I went and picked one up at autozone for $40.00 and that took care of the problem,my first choice was the relay but I could not find it I look under the hood where the relays are but did not find one for the fans , so I went on a web site and found a picture of the relay and then went to my van look untill I found it problem fixed. THANK YOU

  • Mike Butler
    Mike Butler May 11, 2010

    When was thermostat & water pump done ? There should be another relay same near the fan relay, swap with another that won't affect running & see. Coolant temperature sensor another possibility as well.

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Replace the fan switch first.Thats a comon part to fail.

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