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Steven
Dodge Dakota
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9/21/2010
19:44:44
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 Subject: Overheating, the overcooling
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I have a 1993 Dakota v6 with over 150,000.
My truck overheats when i've been driving it. It overheat for a long time and then the guage will show that it's overcooling. And if i'm at a stop sign and it's overheating, and turn the truck off for a few seconds, it will start overcooing when i turn it back on. And for both situations, when it starts overcooling, it wont overheat anymore.
In the past few years i've replaced, the radiator, water pump, fan clutch, t-stat, heater core, heater by pass hose, and a few hose, the belt and belt tensioner. It doesn't leak and I've checked and the radiator is full.
Any suggestions?? Could it be a bad t-stat, air in the system, a bad dash temp sensor or something else.
Thanks
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yea
Dodge Dakota
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9/21/2010
23:22:21
| RE: Overheating, the overcooling
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When you say over heating is it just showing high on
the gauge or can you smell it or see steam?
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Steven
Dodge Dakota
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9/22/2010
21:21:30
| RE: Overheating, the overcooling
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It just show's it on the guage. My truck doesn't have the temp numbers on it so i can't say what it's reading exactly, but it's defenatly overheating, then overcooling, on the guage. I don't see any steam or other indicators but I just don't want a major problem to happen.
Also I forgot to mention that the guage will sometimes show that it's overcooling the whole time, and never overheat
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yea
Dodge Dakota
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9/23/2010
13:38:43
| RE: Overheating, the overcooling
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Start by replacing the coolant temp sensor. It's
located in the intake right near the thermostat
housing.
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Steven
Dodge Dakota
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9/23/2010
21:56:07
| RE: Overheating, the overcooling
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I replaced it a 2 years ago so i guess i can do it again, i'll do it this weekend sometime, i'll let you know how it goes
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Steven
Dodge Dakota
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12/03/2010
13:18:36
| RE: Overheating, the overcooling
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I finally got to replacing the temp sending unit and it still does the exact same thing. Sorry it took so long to replace it, I've been busy. Any other suggestions because I'm OCD and it's driving me crazy
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jandjauto
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12/23/2010
01:02:56
| RE: Overheating, the overcooling
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replace the sending unit its the one on the left
side down by the top rad hose 1 wire on it and
than see how your guage reads
Larry
J&J Auto
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Steven
Dodge Dakota
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12/23/2010
19:56:36
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I replaced it already and it's still doing the exact same thing. Has anyone else had this problem and/or a solution?
Thanks
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