overheating problem
#21
10-01-2009, 10:08 PM
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I noticed my ram leaking a little coolant this evening. The temp gauge always reads slightly over 95, never seen it get higher. As I was looking her over for the source of the leak, while it was running I noticed the upper rad hose is hot, and the lower rad hose is almost cool to the touch. The over flow bottle has been low on water a couple times over the last little while (not in the oil). Seems slightly wet around the water pump casting, but there is an accumulation of dirt there perhaps a slight oil leak, or the seep hole? Pulley seems tight. While the truck is running I can squeeze the upper rad hose and there does not seem to be any resistance at all. I can not feel or hear water rushing by. All leads me to believe the water pump may have given up. What do you think.
#22
11-01-2009, 04:56 PM
Now I'm having the same kinda problem, kind of.
No leaks, no water in the oil or oil in the water. Heater works fine
Will idle at 195 all day long.
Will bounce between 195 - 220 at 70 mph
Over 75 mph temp starts going up. If hills are involved it gets up to 250.
If I slow back down then it goes back to around 210 after about 5-10 minutes. The second I speed up again it starts creeping back up.
Did a complete flush. Fluid was brownish in color but cleared up after about 10 minutes.
Still getting hot. I can't for the life of me figure it out. Radiator holds way to much fluid to seem plugged. Put on a new rad cap.
I don't know what else to try. I thought about changing the thermostat but like I said earlier it will idle at the correct temp all day without getting hot.
Ideas?
Thanks
No leaks, no water in the oil or oil in the water. Heater works fine
Will idle at 195 all day long.
Will bounce between 195 - 220 at 70 mph
Over 75 mph temp starts going up. If hills are involved it gets up to 250.
If I slow back down then it goes back to around 210 after about 5-10 minutes. The second I speed up again it starts creeping back up.
Did a complete flush. Fluid was brownish in color but cleared up after about 10 minutes.
Still getting hot. I can't for the life of me figure it out. Radiator holds way to much fluid to seem plugged. Put on a new rad cap.
I don't know what else to try. I thought about changing the thermostat but like I said earlier it will idle at the correct temp all day without getting hot.
Ideas?
Thanks
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11-01-2009, 08:26 PM
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Now I'm having the same kinda problem, kind of.
No leaks, no water in the oil or oil in the water. Heater works fine
Will idle at 195 all day long.
Will bounce between 195 - 220 at 70 mph
Over 75 mph temp starts going up. If hills are involved it gets up to 250.
If I slow back down then it goes back to around 210 after about 5-10 minutes. The second I speed up again it starts creeping back up.
Did a complete flush. Fluid was brownish in color but cleared up after about 10 minutes.
Still getting hot. I can't for the life of me figure it out. Radiator holds way to much fluid to seem plugged. Put on a new rad cap.
I don't know what else to try. I thought about changing the thermostat but like I said earlier it will idle at the correct temp all day without getting hot.
Ideas?
Thanks
No leaks, no water in the oil or oil in the water. Heater works fine
Will idle at 195 all day long.
Will bounce between 195 - 220 at 70 mph
Over 75 mph temp starts going up. If hills are involved it gets up to 250.
If I slow back down then it goes back to around 210 after about 5-10 minutes. The second I speed up again it starts creeping back up.
Did a complete flush. Fluid was brownish in color but cleared up after about 10 minutes.
Still getting hot. I can't for the life of me figure it out. Radiator holds way to much fluid to seem plugged. Put on a new rad cap.
I don't know what else to try. I thought about changing the thermostat but like I said earlier it will idle at the correct temp all day without getting hot.
Ideas?
Thanks
changed thermostat no idea yet if that fixed it water pump is good don't see it wheeping out the hole.
It idles all day at 195degrees start driving it temps 220-240 degrees. next is for me to install a trans temp gauge on the thing and see what its says. The trans maybe over heating it.
#24
11-02-2009, 12:22 AM
I am having another durango with the same problem you are having. over heats when driving.
changed thermostat no idea yet if that fixed it water pump is good don't see it wheeping out the hole.
It idles all day at 195degrees start driving it temps 220-240 degrees. next is for me to install a trans temp gauge on the thing and see what its says. The trans maybe over heating it.
changed thermostat no idea yet if that fixed it water pump is good don't see it wheeping out the hole.
It idles all day at 195degrees start driving it temps 220-240 degrees. next is for me to install a trans temp gauge on the thing and see what its says. The trans maybe over heating it.
