Getting ready for a road trip (about 600 miles round trip plus some off roading) in my Liberty next month and I got to thinking about the thermostat. I have 165k on it and the tstat is the original (every other cooling system part has been replaced, radiator, hoses, WP) I don't have any symptoms of it failing (still warms up quickly). I've read about replacement tstats (even Mopar ones which are Motorads) being finicky and sticking and people having to test them before installing and going through 2 or 3 before they open right.
So on one hand I feel like it might be foolish to swap a seemingly good one for a wildcard new one and on the other hand, I could see an old one being an issue at some point and overheating this engine usually spells death.
Any thoughts? Thanks!
So on one hand I feel like it might be foolish to swap a seemingly good one for a wildcard new one and on the other hand, I could see an old one being an issue at some point and overheating this engine usually spells death.
Any thoughts? Thanks!