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Overheating

Tiny
JIMMY PYE
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  • 1996 DODGE RAM
  • V8
  • TURBO
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 9,500 MILES
Driving around for half hour or fifteen miles needle go to red, oil light blink, stop check engine, no steam pressure hose is tight. Switch off let pressure off refill water level start up go the distant again, after replacing water pump.
Saturday, June 29th, 2019 AT 7:45 PM

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Tiny
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Hi Jimmy,

Just so I understand, the vehicle is overheating but it not boiling over, but yet you have to refill the coolant? If so and you have no external leaks then the head gasket is most likely the issue.

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

Let me know if this is the case and we can go from there.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-test-engine-compression
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Sunday, June 30th, 2019 AT 10:43 AM

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