Raditor issue

LITHEON

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FORD F-150

I have a 1990 ford f-150 2 wheel drive 5.0 v-8 with 116000 I had the anti-freeze replaced the water pump replaced and the thermostat and thru the recovery reservior it fills up with anti-freeze and overflows why is that and is it a good idea to replace the the raditor

Sunday, February 25th, 2007 AT 10:13 AM

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The system may be overfull, there may be a restriction, or there may be a head gasket issue. Does it overheat?

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Sunday, February 25th, 2007 AT 12:00 PM

LITHEON

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No it doesnt oveheat the temp gauge stays in the normal range

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Sunday, February 25th, 2007 AT 12:45 PM

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It sounds like the system is just seeking it's level.

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Sunday, February 25th, 2007 AT 3:01 PM

ADRIANTHOMSON

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Buy something like rad weld you should be able to seal the leak and then clean all your pipes aswel

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Sunday, February 25th, 2007 AT 5:26 PM

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I must have missed the part about the rad leaking.?

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Sunday, February 25th, 2007 AT 5:45 PM

LITHEON

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I thought about a leak too but its not leaking I had my mechanic check it out when he flushed it out but when I look down in the raditor it looks like the is alot of rust and scale in it so would it be a good idea to replace the raditor

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Sunday, February 25th, 2007 AT 6:30 PM

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