1996 GRAND VOYAGER-WHAT A PAIN

Seems as if the jinx is never gonan end till i dump this puppy into the
river))gauge shows engine is overheating after driving only a mile but
coolant is only lukewarm. let engine sit for 5 mins and then gauge stays on
C (cold) and does not move. After an hour or so, I on my way home and the
thing shows H(overheating 0again. seems as if it is just the gauge to me .
if it is, is it hard to replace??

 

Can't help your prob, but I concur with our assessment....


My 96 probs:

- a/c expansion valve
- a/c evaporator, compressor, dryer
- rear window motors
- power door lock (rear doors)
- power steering hose/tube
- belt tensioner (failed, then so did the water pump!!!)
- daytime running lights, intermittent
- WIPERS- ghost, and NOT TURNING OFF!!!
- .....

I sold it this year.

 

Also sounds very much like an air lock in the coolant system - and/or
coolant not circulating properly. You could be reading very hot air, where
the coolant in not circulating due to air lock, or reading very hot coolant,
because it is not being moved through the rad properly.
Are you able to determine the coolant in the block is actually only luke
warm, or are you determining this by feeling the rad hose, which may or may
not be getting properly circulated coolant.