2001 Rodeo thermostat

[willy22]

Is there anything special I should know about replacing the thermostat in a 2001 Rodeo V-4? My daughter owns one and her heat is not working.

Thanks in advance!

Will

[Ramblin Fever]

Make CERTAIN to use an OEM Isuzu replacement ONLY! VERY important!

[srpope80]

Maybe I'm a little confused..... If the heat is not working, wouldn't that be caused by the heater valve and not the thermostat? Is the truck overheating? If not, I would look elsewhere besides the 'stats....

[willy22]

Originally Posted by Ramblin Fever

Make CERTAIN to use an OEM Isuzu replacement ONLY! VERY important!

Thanks. Is the T-Stat located in the same place as on most vehicles? My daughter lives out of town and I need to know what I have to take to replace it.

Thanks again,
Will

[2000izusu]

if you have the 3.2 you have to take the intake manifold off to get to it. if you have a 2.6 i don't know where it is? mike

[Ramblin Fever]

My '97 3.2L V6 engine is different then yours; mine's right out and up front, on your's you will have to take of the manifold.

A bad thermostat *could* cause heating/cooling issues; so can low antifreeze level, air in the system, etc.

[trooperbc]

Originally Posted by srpope80

Maybe I'm a little confused..... If the heat is not working, wouldn't that be caused by the heater valve and not the thermostat? Is the truck overheating? If not, I would look elsewhere besides the 'stats....

no heater valve; coolant is always flowing thru the heater core. heat happens when the flaps lift off the heater core so the air circulating gets heated and directed into the cab.

no heat could mean
those flaps aren't operating properly.
or the coolant system circulation is disrupted (hindered)
or the coolant system isn't getting up to temp (stuck open thermostat)


have to do some checking and give more info to narrow it down.

//bc