2002 4cyl caravan shut off when hot and starts rirht up after 2 minutes

Asked by Guru96K82H Oct 29, 2022 at 08:41 PM about the 2002 Dodge Caravan Sport FWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

use van to deliver mail start and stop driving
problem is after about 2 hours on the route

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Ed92626 answered about a year ago

The problem is most likely just overheating. With two minutes of cooling that's overcome and the engine starts again. Find the cause. Might be low coolant, bad thermostat or water pump, misfires, etc. Start by getting OBD codes read for direction. Or as the cooling happens over a very short time, it might be electrical, like loose battery cable connections.

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