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1997 Dodge Intrepid

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The story

Bought off of CL, kid said it drove great, but was overheating, fans weren't coming on. Bad fans became bad head gaskets. Both of them. After 3 weeks of work when I had time to get outside and away from kids, it's finally done. Only thing left to do is tag and inspect it. Might need tires. — Alan Moore

Photos

1997 Dodge Intrepid - Picture of identical car, front seat. (Our cupholders are missing though) 1997 Dodge Intrepid - Picture of identical car, back seat. (our ashtrays are missing though, and there are kid's stickers on the right rear window half-peeled of… 1997 Dodge Intrepid - Picture of identical car, dashboard. (Ours has no message center, Sony brand stereo instead of whatever brand that is shown) 1997 Dodge Intrepid - Picture of identical car, driver's door. 1997 Dodge Intrepid - Picture of identical car, 3.3L engine. (We have a Duralast brand battery and a Gates green stripe bypass hose, an extra transmission fluid… 1997 Dodge Intrepid - Right side view of engine compartment, plenum, TB, intake hose removed. 1997 Dodge Intrepid - Closeup of intake manifold with plenum removed. 1997 Dodge Intrepid - Intake manifold/top of engine with plenum removed. 1997 Dodge Intrepid - Another closer right side view of engine compartment, plenum, TB, intake hose removed. 1997 Dodge Intrepid - Comparison of spark plugs, on the left is an example of a plug from the passenger side head, on the right is a plug from the driver's side… 1997 Dodge Intrepid - Driver's side view of engine top end with plenum, TB, intake hose removed. The fuel rail is now out of the way as well. 1997 Dodge Intrepid - Me holding the passenger side valve cover, showing repugnant goo. 1997 Dodge Intrepid - Closeup of repugnant goo in driver's side valve cover near oil cap. 1997 Dodge Intrepid - Top of engine with valve covers removed (driver's side gasket still in place) 1997 Dodge Intrepid - Just a picture of the external transmission oil cooler. 1997 Dodge Intrepid - Me holding up the intake manifold, driver's side ports shown, see the bolt threads still in the hole on the left? Gonna be $15 extra to hav… 1997 Dodge Intrepid - Me holding the intake manifold again, this shows the passenger side ports. 1997 Dodge Intrepid - This is what the engine looks like after the valve covers and intake manifold are removed, but the valley pan is still in place. 1997 Dodge Intrepid - Closeup of the gritty silty crud sitting in the valley pan. 1997 Dodge Intrepid - And here is the engine with the valley pan removed. You can see some of the lifters and cam here. 1997 Dodge Intrepid - Exhaust manifolds after heat shield removal. You can also see the missing dipstick, but you can't see the cigarette filter 2 inches down. A… 1997 Dodge Intrepid - Closeup of the wiring hack job done by the previous owner. He wired the fans TO EACH OTHER and never connected them to power OR ground! 1997 Dodge Intrepid - Another view of the cooling fan assembly. This will be the primary item I need to buy from a junkyard, that and an oil dipstick and tube. 1997 Dodge Intrepid - Heads are off, general engine view, you can see all the lifters now, as well as the passenger side front piston being relatively clean comp… 1997 Dodge Intrepid - Piston #1, the only one that was relatively clean. 1997 Dodge Intrepid - Head gaskets compared. 1997 Dodge Intrepid - Driver's side head gasket. 1997 Dodge Intrepid - Passenger's side head gasket. 1997 Dodge Intrepid - Dr. Pepper boxes containing head bolts, pushrods, and rocker shafts. 1997 Dodge Intrepid - Left front view. (Hood not closed all the way because engine is still torn down) 1997 Dodge Intrepid - Right front view. 1997 Dodge Intrepid - Right rear view. 1997 Dodge Intrepid - Left rear view. 1997 Dodge Intrepid - Scratches on back bumper. 1997 Dodge Intrepid - Driver's side headlight. 1997 Dodge Intrepid - Passenger side headlight. Also shows dent on hood. 1997 Dodge Intrepid - Trunk view. 1997 Dodge Intrepid - Sony CDX-GT10W stereo with AUX input, A/C controls, 1997 Dodge Intrepid - Instrument cluster.
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