1. Get a new radiator hose
2. Turn off your car and let it cool down
3. drain your radiator below the level of te hose you are replacing
4. remove hose clamps and take off old radiator hose
5. install new radiator hose and tighten hose clamps
6. Fill radiator with antifreeze / water mixture (you can buy the premixed kind if you dont want to mix it yourself)
7. replace radiator cap
8. turn on car and check for leaks
The thermostat on a 1999 Dodge Caravan is under the housing where the upper radiator hose attaches to the engine.
Next to where the upper radiator hose comes out of the engine.
It is under the housing where the upper radiator hose hooks to the engine.
Follow the upper radiator hose to where it meets the engine. Remove the two bolts of the thermostat housing and remove and replace the thermostat.
under the housing where the upper radiator hose hooks to the engine
under the housing where the upper radiator hose hooks to the engine
Try in the housing at the engine end of the upper radiator hose
To replace the radiator in a 2006 Dodge Grand Caravan, first, ensure the engine is cool and disconnect the negative battery cable. Drain the coolant by removing the radiator drain plug and disconnect the upper and lower radiator hoses, along with any transmission cooler lines. Remove the mounting bolts and support brackets, then lift the old radiator out. Install the new radiator by reversing the process, ensuring all connections are secure, and refill the coolant before starting the engine.
under the housing where the upper radiator hose hooks to the engine
under the housing where the upper radiator hose connects to the engine
It is under the housing where the upper radiator hose hooks to the engine.
under an aluminum housing at the engine end of the upper radiator hose