# A/C '97 Grand Caravan

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-c-97-grand-caravan/73132>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [June 19, 2012, 11:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-c-97-grand-caravan/73132 "2012-06-19T23:54:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![DanTuch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8e8cbc/32.png) [@DanTuch](https://community.cartalk.com/u/DanTuch)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2012, 11:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-c-97-grand-caravan/73132/1 "2012-06-19T23:54:59Z")

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Thanks for all the wonderful help in the past—Our 1997 Grand Caravan with 170K loses more air conditioning every year so assume I have a slow leak. Is recharging something I can do myself with the new type cans offered by auto parts stores?  
Also, I think the radiator fan no longer comes on, I never here it and the engine temp will go up when driving slowly around town.  
Thanks, Dan

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**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2012, 12:24am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-c-97-grand-caravan/73132/2 "2012-06-20T00:24:10Z")

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Have iit checked ny a menhanic. He’ll have the knowledge, training, and equipment properly do the job.

Could be the fan or the temp sensor.  
Any Haynes manual will tell you how to check it out.  
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