Again 2002 Chevy Venture LT : /?

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Well I have changed the thermostat, flushed the radiator, replaced the intake gaskets with a complete kit; upper and lower which was a very costly repair. Still the temp gauge will go about 3/4 of the way up. This usually happens if the van is idiling, or up hill at slow speeds I can get the gauge to go down rather fast by running my heater.. other than that it stays well below the 1/2 mark. Again I have done some reasearch here and I am praying that it is not a head gasket :( BUT at the same time, with a little reading it seems common that the fans wont kick on till the temp gauge gets pretty high . I just got the thing, havent even had it for 2 months yet and under 100,000 miles and I have already put $1000 worth of repairs on it. GM did a great job on the gas mileage, car like ride and room in this thing but the coolant system is unreal. Sooo any ideas as to how I can check these fans to make sure they are kicking on? After 3250.00 purchuse plus 1000.00 in repairs moneys starting to run a little dry : /
 
it's real easy to check. start the vehicle open the hood and watch the fan, if it comes on than it is working, one thing i don't understand though, is the vehicle overheating? It doesn't sound like it is, when the temp goes up, what is the temp range? does it match your thermostat? if you have a 200 degree thermostat than that is when it should open3/4 of the way up doesn't tell me anything, if 3/4 the way up is around190-210 degrees it sounds like it is running normal. If you have 2 fans they should come on when the temp meets the thermostat temp rating.
 
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