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2001 Chevy Impala

Tiny
KRAM65
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Engine Cooling problem
2001 Chevy Impala 6 cyl Front Wheel Drive Automatic

my faNS come on after the car is off, the temp gauge is below 140 dose not move I do not see a leak, and after a drive for about 25 min I notice the rad hose is soft kind of like not pressurized?Its a 3800 motor also the chek eng. Light came on
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Saturday, October 3rd, 2009 AT 1:57 PM

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Tiny
JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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First, try replacing the thermostat. It may be stuck open. Second, take the car to a nationally recognized parts store and have them scan the computer. If the light is on, there will be a trouble code stored in the computer to identify where the problem is coming from.

Let me know what you find.
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Thursday, January 31st, 2019 AT 6:47 PM
Tiny
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Is replacing the thermostat on a 01 impala hard? If not can you give step by step directions.
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