Will not start after overheating

Tiny
MORGAN SNIDER
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  • 1989 CHEVROLET SILVERADO
  • 5.7L
  • V8
  • 4WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 250,000 MILES
Truck overheated while hauling a load now it won’t start.
Monday, March 16th, 2020 AT 11:21 AM

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Tiny
ASEMASTER6371
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  • 52,797 POSTS
Good afternoon,

Good chance you may have a failed head gasket and water is in the intake system.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/engine-overheating-or-running-hot

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/head-gasket-blown-test

How bad did it overheat?

Did you have a leak in the coolant system and did you determine the reason?

Roy
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