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Old Jan 25, 2021 | 03:45 AM
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OK My truck is over heating and I have nothing left to replace, that I can think of.



Following has been done.

Water pump
Amazon Amazon

New radiator
Amazon Amazon

Radiator fan/ shroud electronic high quilty

Thermostat

Temp sensor

All new coolant



I have burp this over and over I can’t seem to find any more air

I also pulled the heater hose to see if i had a airlocked water pump.

It will over heat just Idling, SO there has to be something, I even put the fan to a switch.

WTF should I do



here is the most recent service history
1/24/2021 thermostat 160
11/29/2020 196058 crankshaft positioning sensor / pickup coil 11/20/2020 194898 Radiator replacement 08/31/2020 194848 evap purge solenoid $37.00 08/13/2020 194670 Coil Pack 08/13/2020 194640 lower transmission cooler line 08/12/2020 194640 upper transmission cooler line 08/09/2020 194609 radiator coolant flush 08/09/2020 194609 Radiator Fan and shroud $289.00 08/09/2020 194609 Spark Plugs Replacement 08/09/2020 194609 Thermostat 07/11/2020 194609 Water pump 07/01/2020 193300 Break replacement rear 06/17/2020 193300 Oil & Filter Change 06/08/2020 193609 Break replacement front 09/16/2018 186396 Coolant Flush & Change 09/16/2018 186396 intake gasket 09/16/2018 186396 Lifters 09/16/2018 186396 Oil & Filter Change 09/16/2018 186396 Thermostat 09/09/2018 186500 Battery
 

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Old Jan 25, 2021 | 06:46 AM
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It will over heat just Idling
Does it overheat while moving?
 
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Old Jan 25, 2021 | 08:40 AM
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Also, is this a dakota, and if so, what year and what engine? Is it all stock, and did you put the fan shroud on? One last question, are you loosing coolant?
 
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Old Jan 26, 2021 | 06:59 AM
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Completely stock.
99 with the 5.2
it dose have the the fan shroud.
will over heat while moving
No lost I could fine
 
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Old Jan 26, 2021 | 09:32 AM
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Test coolant for evidence of combustion gases.
 
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Is the belt routing correct?
 
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New radiator cap? If the old one won't hold pressure it can overheat.

Also, while the engine is hot, feel the radiator, engine off of course. I replaced a radiator once, and the new parts store radiator was only allowing coolant to flow across the top few inches. The top of the radiator was hot enough to strip the skin off your fingers, the rest was ice cold. Turned out the folks that built the radiator had crimped most of the tubes shut for some reason. Another new radiator solved the problem.
 
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