Are You Talking About The Engine Coolant Thermostat. You Don`t Have To Bypass It, Just Take It Out And Throw it Away. Problem, If You Choose To Do So You Engine Will Not Run At The Desired Tempature. Winter Or Summer. Remove The Thermostat If You Are Having Problems With It. Install The Correct Tempature Rating One For Your Car. Also Install It The Correct Direction. From Your Question It May Be That You Have Installed Yours Backwards, If This Helps. Install The Thermostat With The Spring Side Toward The Engine . ie The Flow Of The Water Comming From The Engine By Way Of The Top Hose. Put The Spring Side Toward The Engine.
A 1997 Dodge Dakota does not have an EGR Valve.
No.No.
No cabin filter on a 1997 Dakota.
I am pretty sure its located under the goose neck that's at the end of the top raidator hose
A 1997 Dodge Dakota has two oxygen sensors.
if its the same size motor it will.
there in no egr valve on a 1997 dodge Dakota 5.2 318 Auto Zone is wrong
No they won't. They completely changed the Dakota bed in 1997
From 1997-2003 the Dodge durango is the same chassis as the dodge dakota, same powertrain.
There is not a mass air flow sensor on a 1997 Dodge Dakota.
most likly
No