Sounds like the electric fan isn't coming on.
--- Jim Miller WB5OXQ <wb5oxq@grandecom.net> wrote:
>
> Bad thermostat, or stopped up radiator. Doens't the
> 4.7 have an electric
> booster fan that comes on with A/C? Sure sounds
> mostly like a thermastat
> that wont open all the way to me.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Adam Spellman" <ASpellman@Newshour.org>
> To: "dakota truck" <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
> Sent: Monday, July 07, 2003 12:14 PM
> Subject: DML: the dak is overheating
>
>
> >
> > Coming back from ohio this weekend (I live in
> northern Virginia) the dak
> > started overheating in the mountains of west
> Virginia. The weather was
> > hot and muggy and I had the a/c going as well.
> While climbing one of the
> > numerous mountains I noticed my temp gauge way
> past its normal setting
> > and reading around 230-240! I shut off the a/c and
> took the next exit to
> > check it out. All of my fluids were normal and no
> lights came on the
> > dashboard. I limped home with the a/c off and
> babying it up the hills.
> > The temp gauge stayed in the normal range (180?)
> unless I was climbing
> > more hills, even going 55-60 when it would spike
> up to 210-220. I've got
> > a 2000 4.7 quadcab 4x4. any thoughts on this
> before I take it to the
> > shop? Thanks in advance. adam
> >
> >
>
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