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Originally Posted by jaggar80
just within about the past week my van has started overheating occasionally i am thinking its the thermostat i am just wondering if anyone can help to confirm it or if its something else. sometimes it will overheat and others it wont. i have been putting coolant in it every couple of days. when it overheats i check and i can see the antifreeze rushing back to the radiator.
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i would say probably not the thremostat,most stats when they fail
will stay in the open position.if your adding coolant i would have the system pressure tested,also checking the radiator cap.
you could look around the engine, hoses,& radiator to see if you see
any stains from antifreeze
Good luck