My truck overheats, I've changed the rad cap and the therm. I flushed the system and noticed white foam coming out! is this a bad water pump and Radiator? or is it something as bad as the head gaskets? i just got this truck a week ago the guy said it was sitting for 6 months maybe its dried up radiator fluid? no smoking coming from the rear or water. the headers leak exhaust. this truck is lifted. it has been off roading before and went thru mud. power washed the radiator and intercooler for the trans. Thanks.
Sounds like water in the oil. Head gasket
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I have the same problem few days ago, and still didn't find any solution. Can any one please help?????18
SOURCE: 2004 Ford Explorer Sports Trac
Did the engine overheat before the water pump was replaced? If so, you may have a warped cylinder head and/or blown head gasket.
Was the radiator full of rusty-colored liquid before you flushed it? If so, your radiator is probably restricted with rust deposits in the cooling tubes. Flushing WILL NOT get this stuff out. The radiator MUST be replaced if this is the case. Your heater core is probably not in real good shape either, so you should be expecting some heating problems this winter.
If the above is not the correct answer, then you should check to make sure the temperature gauge is not "LYING" to you. This could be caused by a defective gauge, a bad temperature sending unit, or faulty wiring.
The way to check this is with a scan tool that can read engine data and an infrared thermometer. While reading the coolant temperature data from the computer, check the cylinder head temperature with the infrared thermomometer. The readings you get should be within 5 degrees (F) of each other. If the computer data does not match the thermometer within the 5 degrees, then the sending unit for the computer should be replaced.
Then look at the gauge to see if the gauge reading is appropriate to the temperature readings that you took. Normal operating temperature is between 190 and 230 degrees. This should place the gauge at slightly to the right of center to about 5/8ths of the way to HOT. If the readings you took are OK and the gauge is reading higher than this, then you should try replacing the temperature sending unit for the gauge and see if that fixes the problem.
Please note that there are TWO temp sending units: One for the gauge and one for the computer.
SOURCE: 94 Ranger 4.0 L V6
The Ford Ranger V-6 engine have a head gasket leakage problem that can cause the engine to overheat. The leak is very small and so it won't cause it to smoke but it will cause it to overheat. If the engine has more than 60,000 miles then it most likely is a leaking head gasket as it is a common problem on Ranger V-6 engines.. As far as the heater not working it probably is the heater valve that is not opening and letting coolant flow through the heater core. Check the heater valve and make sure the vacuum hose is connected to it.
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