its on a 1999 dodge ram van 1500 v8 5.9L. i am not 100% sure but i think water went into the muffler. the tank on the right side boils faster than water on a stove.the temp on the dashboard normaly runs at 210 but now it goes all the way. what can cause this?
2007-08-20 13:17:37 · 5 answers · asked by memo_rdgz@sbcglobal.net 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ Dodge
i just got new info from my dad. the water from the radiator flows into the coolant tank. this happens when you run it at a high speed of about 50 or greater. everything ran normaly before
2007-08-20 13:21:03 · update #1
okay more details. we went under the truck. the water pump is cold and so are the hoses at the bottom of the radiator. the hoses going from the radiator to the motor are extremely hot, untouchable. im guesing its the pump not circulating right?
2007-08-20 14:07:29 · update #2
okay more details. we went under the truck. the water pump is cold and so are the hoses at the bottom of the radiator. the hoses going from the radiator to the motor are extremely hot, untouchable. im guesing its the pump not circulating right?
2007-08-20 14:07:37 · update #3
youv'e got a stuck thermostat, the impeller broken off the water pump, if the belt was recently changed it could be on wrong driving water pump backwards, or the radiator is plugged. try thermostat first.
2007-08-21 05:46:54 · answer #1 · answered by sprinkles 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like trouble, man. Stop driving running the vehicle until it's fixed, that much heat can damage your engine.
The fluid in your radiator is boiling, and overflowing into the coolant container. That is what it was designed to do under those circumstances, rather than pressure building up in the radiator and cracking the case.
It's hard to tell what exactly is causing the extra heat, but if I were to guess, I'd say your water pump stopped working. This is a fairly common failure in high mileage vehicles. You're going to need the vehicle towed, or pulled, to a repair shop, unless you feel like you can handle the repair yourself. You're looking at about $300, more for towing.
2007-08-20 13:34:58 · answer #2 · answered by Ryan K 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
at the start, as quickly because it gets close to to "H" turn OFF the automobile!!! in case you run it warm you're able to do intense injury to the automobile, and you will not understand for a at a similar time as. that's some issues, is there a kink in between the rubber hoses? it ought to be the thermostat, the water pump could be going out, you have a blockage interior the radiator, between the hoses, a passage interior the engine block. And in simple terms simply by fact it quite is finished interior the radiator overflow bottle, the radiator itsself ought to be low. with the automobile COOL, get rid of the radiator cap, start up the automobile and watch to confirm if the fluid rises and falls after a at a similar time as, this permits you to understand the the thermostat works, whether it quite is a touch low mixture a touch water with some nutrients coloring and placed it interior the radiator, placed the cap lower back on and enable it run for greater or less 5 minutes, yet watch the guage, then turn it off and intently get rid of the cap, with a heavy rag over it, turn it to the 1st detent and slowly rock it, it may launch the steam, then take it off and see if the nutrients coloring continues to be there, whether it quite is then your water pump is in all likelihood inop,
2016-11-13 00:59:08 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my truck was doing the same thing turns out the thermostat was stuck it wouldnt send coolant to the engine it was a simple fix just remove 2 bolts and there it is it costs about $12 try that before spending all the money for something that wont even fix it
good luck
2007-08-20 21:50:13 · answer #4 · answered by yamaharidr608 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
2 things to check thermostat & radiator might be pluged??
2007-08-21 07:04:34 · answer #5 · answered by 45 auto 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋