# Town and Country overheat issue **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [September 3, 2019, 1:44am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/town-and-country-overheat-issue/148020 "2019-09-03T01:44:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Zapcan\_156984](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/8797f3/32.png) [@Zapcan\_156984](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Zapcan_156984)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2019, 1:44am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/town-and-country-overheat-issue/148020/1 "2019-09-03T01:44:30Z")
Hello all, looking for advice, first time here so excuse any errors in etiquette. I’ll cut to chase: Driving van, suddenly AC stops working and van overheats. Huge loss of coolant. Find a hose has exploded, the plastic part that forks, the hose in two shattered. Replaced it, no more leaks. Run van, run AC, overheating again, run heater, temp goes down. No more leaks happening and no overheating when AC is off. Thinking either water pump or thermostat/selenoid issues. Any ideas folks? Thanks a ton! ---
**Author:** ![old\_mopar\_guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/6bbea6/32.png) [@old\_mopar\_guy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/old_mopar_guy)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2019, 1:47am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/town-and-country-overheat-issue/148020/2 "2019-09-03T01:47:25Z")
Put a pressure tester on the radiator as a start. Be ready to find that it’s a head gasket. ---
**Author:** ![Zapcan\_156984](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/8797f3/32.png) [@Zapcan\_156984](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Zapcan_156984)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2019, 1:49am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/town-and-country-overheat-issue/148020/3 "2019-09-03T01:49:45Z")
Thanks, hoping that’s not it. Ugh. I appreciate it. ---
**Author:** ![Scrapyard-John](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f6c823/32.png) [@Scrapyard-John](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Scrapyard-John)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2019, 2:28am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/town-and-country-overheat-issue/148020/4 "2019-09-03T02:28:48Z")
Make sure there isn’t an air pocket left in the cooling system after you refilled the coolant. Has it overheated only once since the repair was made? ---
**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2019, 9:51am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/town-and-country-overheat-issue/148020/5 "2019-09-03T09:51:54Z")
Verify radiator fan is switching on. ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2019, 10:21am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/town-and-country-overheat-issue/148020/6 "2019-09-03T10:21:59Z")
Maybe a slipping serpentine belt or a failing AC compressor. ---
**Author:** ![Cougar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cougar/32/21348_2.png) [@Cougar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cougar)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2019, 11:25am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/town-and-country-overheat-issue/148020/7 "2019-09-03T11:25:48Z")
There should be an extra cooling fan turn on when the AC is used. Make sure that is working okay. ---
**Author:** ![Zapcan\_156984](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/8797f3/32.png) [@Zapcan\_156984](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Zapcan_156984)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2019, 9:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/town-and-country-overheat-issue/148020/8 "2019-09-03T21:21:12Z")
Ok checking fans. Will let you all know. Thanks guys! ---
**Author:** ![NYBo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nybo/32/17281_2.png) [@NYBo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/NYBo)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2019, 12:19am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/town-and-country-overheat-issue/148020/9 "2019-09-04T00:19:42Z")
What year and which engine?