hey guys here at forum im new. just bought a 2000 durango slt 4wd 4.7l. it has 232K on it and yes i know its alot but i know the owner and it been maintained though this summer she said it starts heating up when sitting still so i have it home now and im about to change the thermostat * dumb location btw*

anyways if this doesnt work do i look at the mechanical fan next or water pump?

 

Do a coolant flush. Check the radiator for hot and cold spots. Test the fan clutch.

 

if it is only heating up while the truck is sitting still the problem is more likely to be the clutch fan or the electric auxillary fan.

 

changed the thermostat and right now its doing ok. hasnt heated while sitting yet. also the electric fan works and i think the clutch fan is working ok but as a precaution im gonna replace it soon

 

new problem. ok drove it soem and thermostat seems to be holding now i have another issue my dad pointed out. the ront driver tire has alot of wear on the inside and no other tire does. is this just an alignment needing to be done or somthign else? also this might clue into whats wrong but when turning the wheel sometimes i get a popping noise from that area to could something be loose?

 

Check your ball joints, stock ones are known to be trash. I had the same thing going on. Uppers and lowers needed replaced.


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i would definitely expect that to be the balljoints, if you take it in for an alignment they should check all that before attempting it and refuse to do it if there are any bad parts, however they may also just replace them and charge you for it. If you find a good shop they will simply tell you parts x y and z need to be replaced before we can do an alignment on this truck

 

ok ill check them out. previous owner said she had them redone a couple years back because of a recall on the balljoints? was there one and would they wear ou in 6 years if they were replaced?

 

Depends on how hard and often the truck was used... it is possible in a 6 year time frame that they could go bad but, its also possible for them to be okay too..

 

time has no ill effects on balljoints, its more the mileage and abuse put through them, they could most certainly fail in that timeframe tho think about it, if the were replaced 6 years ago thats 2006, the originals were 6 years old at that time.