I have an 02 4x4 Dakota Quad cab with the V8
Love the truck, Bot it used with 33K miles.Pristine, drove it to 98K but motor was shot by then due to my lack of care
got rebuil motor and now has 188K miles BUT i cant find a radiator that doesnt leak within 6 months, Could that mean i am overpressurring Radiator with an exhaust leak in head gaskek????
Oil is changed everey 4Km and is clean
also need a water pump, which is should probably buy with the fan clutch attached
are there any OEM parts left for this fine vehicle?
and dodge dealers here wont sevice a truck of my age

 

Excess pressure should blow off from the radiator cap. You can rent a pressure test kit at Autozone and O'Reilly's. You have yo buy the solution though. I bought my own kit as it works so easy. With the radiator cap off and the engine running, you fill the tester with the solution and squeeze the bulb to draw some gasses into it. The blue solution will change color from blue to bright green if exhaust gasses are present. As for parts, what engine do you have? 4.7, 5.2 5.9, 426 Hemi? I've got a 5.9 in my '96 Ram 1500 and parts are available, but quality is a toss up regardless of where you get the parts since manufacturing moved over seas.