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larry22222
Dodge Dakota
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3/17/2004
14:25:35
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 Subject: Topeka KS Dealership
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My 90 Dakota 3.9 liter would stall when stopping. There were no fault codes and I thought maybe it was a faulty EGR valve. Not wanting to "throw money" at it, I took it to Brigg's Dodge in Topeka, KS. They told me that it showed a fault code for a bad thermostat (hello? do I look stoopid? Apparently!). I reluctantly asked how much...Oh...about $150.00 they said. They also recommended that I flush the system. I paid them their $45.02 bill for their expert diagnosis. I then went to the parts store, bought an EGR valve, replaced it in 15 minutes and the truck runs just fine. I was just wondering if anyone knows...
Was the price of the thermostat $50.00 and labor to install it $100.00? Or vise-versa? After all you have to remove the air breather and upper radiator hose to change the thermostat. It must be a 15 minute job for even a novice.
Just venting...Hope everyone who reads this is having a great day.
Larry
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another-larry
Dodge Dakota
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3/17/2004
14:59:55
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Good diagnosis on your part !!
Sounds like a good dealer to Stay Away from.
Thermostat should be less than $ 25.00
although they possibly were changing your
antifreeze solution as well, possible $ 50.00
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