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    FACTORY REP FROM DODGE SAYS ALL VIPERS RUN HOT! HE SAYS 260 DEGREES IS OK!

    Re: FACTORY REP FROM DODGE SAYS ALL VIPERS RUN HOT! HE SAYS 260 DEGREES IS LEE, I DID GO TO JOE HOUSS FIRST! HE WAS GREAT! HE REFERRED THE MATTER TO THE VCA D/C VIPER REP.. D/C WAS PISSED THAT DAN CRAGIN EVER TOUCHED THE CAR (NOT A DEALER) AND THAT HE SENT THE ENGINE TO ARROW UNDER...
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    FACTORY REP FROM DODGE SAYS ALL VIPERS RUN HOT! HE SAYS 260 DEGREES IS OK!

    Re: FACTORY REP FROM DODGE SAYS ALL VIPERS RUN HOT! HE SAYS 260 DEGREES IS JDR, THE RADIATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A NEW LARGER 4 ROW..STILL OVERHEATS.. YOU ARE CORRECT ABOUT THE TYPING..(LOUSY AND ALSO LAZY) I SEACH AND PECK.. I HAVE SEEN OTHERS ON THIS SAME BOARD THAT USE ALL CAPS AND...
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    FACTORY REP FROM DODGE SAYS ALL VIPERS RUN HOT! HE SAYS 260 DEGREES IS OK!

    Re: FACTORY REP FROM DODGE SAYS ALL VIPERS RUN HOT! HE SAYS 260 DEGREES IS VIPR GTS. DOES THE GAUGE GO TO NEAR OR OVER THE 3/4 MARK? \ | / | III ..... /|\ ........| ........| ........| THIS IS 240 DEGREES ON THE FACTORY DRB.. I HAVE RECENTLY SPOKEN WITH...
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    FACTORY REP FROM DODGE SAYS ALL VIPERS RUN HOT! HE SAYS 260 DEGREES IS OK!

    I HAVE RECIEVED NUMEROUS EMAILS IN THE LAST FEW DAYS FROM OTHER GEN II OWNERS THAT HAD SERIOUS OVERHEATING PROBLEMS.. D/C QUIETLY BOUGHT THESE VIPERS BACK AND THEN MADE THE OWNERS SIGN A NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT ABOUT THE CARS OVERHEATING NIGHTMARES.. POSTED MID 02 "You bring up some good...
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    FACTORY REP FROM DODGE SAYS ALL VIPERS RUN HOT! HE SAYS 260 DEGREES IS OK!

    THIS POST UNREAL!!! DATED 6/02 MY brother's '01 GTS from Woodhouse is doin' the same type of thing. I monitored it with a scan tool all day today (88F outdoors) and with the A/C off the gauge (and temp sensor) tickled 240F, which in my opinion is WAY TOO HOT for any engine, let alone a high...
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    FACTORY REP FROM DODGE SAYS ALL VIPERS RUN HOT! HE SAYS 260 DEGREES IS OK!

    Re: FACTORY REP FROM DODGE SAYS ALL VIPERS RUN HOT! HE SAYS 260 DEGREES IS TATOR IS 3000 MILES AWAY! THAT IS A 6,000 ROUND TRIP @ $1,250 PER TRIP...
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    FACTORY REP FROM DODGE SAYS ALL VIPERS RUN HOT! HE SAYS 260 DEGREES IS OK!

    Re: FACTORY REP FROM DODGE SAYS ALL VIPERS RUN HOT! HE SAYS 260 DEGREES IS YELLOW FEVER, IF ANYONE ESLE TOUCHES THE CAR D/C WILL VOID THE WARRANTY! D/C HAS SAID THAT ONLY AN AUTHORIZED DODGE DEALER CAN TOUCH THE CAR! I AM CONFIDENT THAT WCV IS GREAT BUT DAN CRAGIN IS ALSO CONSIDERED ONE OF...
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    FACTORY REP FROM DODGE SAYS ALL VIPERS RUN HOT! HE SAYS 260 DEGREES IS OK!

    Re: FACTORY REP FROM DODGE SAYS ALL VIPERS RUN HOT! HE SAYS 260 DEGREES IS JANNI, I HAVE SPOKEN TO JOE HAUS(PRES OF VCA) WHO HAS TRIED TO GET A D/C RESOLUTION.. IT WAS FROM THAT CONTACT THAT THE D/C REP CALLED ME TO ARRANGE AN INSPECTION OF THE CAR..DURING HIS FIRST PHONE CALL IS WHEN HE...
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    FACTORY REP FROM DODGE SAYS ALL VIPERS RUN HOT! HE SAYS 260 DEGREES IS OK!

    Re: FACTORY REP FROM DODGE SAYS ALL VIPERS RUN HOT! HE SAYS 260 DEGREES IS JANNI, YOUR A CLUB PRESIDENT? GEEEZE... HAVE SOME READ TO YOU THE POST AGAIN SLOWLY! HAVE THEM EXPLAIN WHAT IT MEANS AND THAT THE TITLE SAYS "FACTORY REP SAYS ALL VIPERS RUN HOT! HE SAYS 260 DEGREES IS OK!" WHAT THE...
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    FACTORY REP FROM DODGE SAYS ALL VIPERS RUN HOT! HE SAYS 260 DEGREES IS OK!

    Re: FACTORY REP FROM DODGE SAYS ALL VIPERS RUN HOT! HE SAYS 260 DEGREES IS I HAVE SPOKEN TO CHUCK TATOR TWICE..HE SAID WE HAVE TRIED EVERYTHING HE CAN POSSIBLY THINK OF AND THERE IS NOTHING HE CAN DO.... HE THINKS DAN CRAGIN IS VERY COMPETANT THE CAR HAS BEEN INSPECTED BY 4 DIFFERANT VIPER...
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    FACTORY REP FROM DODGE SAYS ALL VIPERS RUN HOT! HE SAYS 260 DEGREES IS OK!

    COP MAGNET, MAYBE I WAS NOT CLEAR...THE CAR IS STILL UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY... DO YOU RECOMEND THAT I THROW AWAY THE REMAINING 3 YEARS OF MY WARRANTY AND PAY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO FIX A D/C DEFECT? I HAVE ALREADY SPENT OVER $2K ON THE PROBLEM.. THE CAR PROBABLY DOES HAVE A DEFECT IN...
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    FACTORY REP FROM DODGE SAYS ALL VIPERS RUN HOT! HE SAYS 260 DEGREES IS OK!

    LEE, ONLY A MORON AFTER READING ( YOU CAN READ?) MY RECENT POSTS WOULD MAKE COMMENTS THAT "THERE IS NO PROBLEM" .. .. BASED ON YOUR STUPID REPLY DO YOU REALLY THINK THAT I LIKE TAKING MY VIPER BACK TO THE SHOP OVER TEN TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM! OR THAT I WANTED TO BE WITHOUT THE CAR FOR OVER...
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    FACTORY REP FROM DODGE SAYS ALL VIPERS RUN HOT! HE SAYS 260 DEGREES IS OK!

    THE COOLING FANS DO COME ON @ 210 DEGREES AND THEY RUN ALMOST ALL OF THE TIME... THE OTHER DAY IT WAS 52 DEGREES AMBIENT TEMP... MOVING AT 75 MPH AND THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING AT OVER 232 DEGREES... AND THE COOLING FANS KICKED ON AT 210!. AGAIN IT WAS ONLY 52 DEGREES AND I WAS DOING 75 MPH! THE...
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    FACTORY REP FROM DODGE SAYS ALL VIPERS RUN HOT! HE SAYS 260 DEGREES IS OK!

    Re: FACTORY REP FROM DODGE SAYS ALL VIPERS RUN HOT! HE SAYS 260 DEGREES IS DO YOU THINK THAT D/C WILL AGREE TO PAY TO AIR-FREIGHT ROUND TRIP THE CAR FROM CALIF TO TATOR ON THE EAST COAST?
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    FACTORY REP FROM DODGE SAYS ALL VIPERS RUN HOT! HE SAYS 260 DEGREES IS OK!

    Re: FACTORY REP FROM DODGE SAYS ALL VIPERS RUN HOT! HE SAYS 260 DEGREES IS WE HAVE INSTALLED 4 NEW 170 THERMOSTATS....THE RADIATOR IS A 4 ROW STOCK STYLE THAT DAN CRAGIN SAYS HE PREFERS AND ARE LESS $$$
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    FACTORY REP FROM DODGE SAYS ALL VIPERS RUN HOT! HE SAYS 260 DEGREES IS OK!

    MY TOTALLY STOCK 2001 RT-10 HAS BEEN RUNNING VERY HOT FOR THE LAST 2 YEARS (240+ DEGREES)! THE CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND THE FACTORY REP DAN RUPP SAYS IT IS NORMAL AND "IT IS OK FOR VIPER ENGINE TEMPS TO RUN WELL INTO THE RED".. HE SAID THAT HE HAS HAD NUMEROUS VIPERS AND THEY ALL RUN...
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    VIPER OVERHEATS! ANYONE ELSE HAVE OVERHEATING PROBLEMS? HOW TO FIX?

    DO YOU MEAN LEMON LAW? THAT D/C SHOULD BUY THIS CAR BACK?
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    VIPER OVERHEATS! ANYONE ELSE HAVE OVERHEATING PROBLEMS? HOW TO FIX?

    WE BURPED THE SYSTEM THERE IS NO AIR..
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    VIPER OVERHEATS! ANYONE ELSE HAVE OVERHEATING PROBLEMS? HOW TO FIX?

    Re: VIPER OVERHEATS! ANYONE ELSE HAVE OVERHEATING PROBLEMS? HOW TO FIX? BILLS, THE CAR IS A 2001 SO IT ALREADY HAS MANY OF THE UPGRADES (FANS,CAP ECT) PLUS I INSTALLED A LARGER RADIATOR AND 180 THERMOSTAT..I ALSO TRIED 2 NEW PCM UNITS AND WATER WETTER..THE CAR RUNS HOT AT SPEED 50- 70MPH OR...
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    VIPER OVERHEATS! ANYONE ELSE HAVE OVERHEATING PROBLEMS? HOW TO FIX?

    Re: VIPER OVERHEATS! ANYONE ELSE HAVE OVERHEATING PROBLEMS? HOW TO FIX? OK
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    VIPER OVERHEATS! ANYONE ELSE HAVE OVERHEATING PROBLEMS? HOW TO FIX?

    HELP!! ANYONE ELSE HAVE CONSTANT OVERHEATING ISSUES WITH A GEN II?? MY 2001 RT-10 ALWAYS OVERHEATS (245+DEGREES) 3/4 ON THE GAUGE OR HIGHER WHEN IT IS OVER 70 DEGREES AMBIENT OR IF I DRIVE THE CAR EVEN SLIGHTLY AGGRESSIVELY. THE CAR HAS HAD 3 NEW WATER PUMPS AND BOTH A LARGER RADIATOR AND...
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    2001 RT RUNNING VERY HOT!! ANY RECOMENDATIONS?

    I HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY A RELIABLE SOURCE THAT THERE ARE SOME DEFECTIVE THERMOSTAT HOUSINGS.( MACHINED OFF CENTER)CAUSING THE THEROSTAT NOT TO SEAT... HAS ANYONE SEEN THIS?
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