For your car, the timing chain/belt must come off. You will have to retime the valve train. If you haven't done that before. You might want to hire a mechanic. The procedures are available on autozone.com
https://www.autozone.com/repairinfo/repairguide/repairGuideContent.jsp?pageId=0996b43f802d6621
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The intake where the thermostat goes is in the driver side of the motor behind the altenator. I had to remove the front clip of the car and the altenator to get to it. It is quite a job.
SOURCE: Fuel pump replacement on 2003 Dodge Caravan
probably have to drop fuel tank and remove old fuel pump fuel pump is in fuel tank
SOURCE: Need Diagram of water pump on a 1998 Dodge Intrepid 2.7,
the water pump is timing chain driven and to replace it requires serious disassembly of the engine. it is a 13 + hour job and is not for the casual mechanic
SOURCE: changing the water pump on a 1999 dodge intrepid
Good luck! I can't type out the entire process but you need alot of tools,some chrysler only tools,a good manual,since you never did it before,coolant,the pump,new timing belt,a torque wrench for the timing belt tensioner,etc. Leave it to a pro.
SOURCE: 1997 Dodge Intrepid 3.5L How to replace water pump
This a dificult and time consuming project. Suggest you purchase you a repair manual which gives you diagrams and detailed instructions for this type of repair. Difficult to explain procudure in writing.
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