HOT ENGINE TEMPS
 

my engine runs hot all the time. it takes like 2mins while driving for it to get it heatedup.
i've been noticing that when i have to let the egt's cool down the engine gets hotter, and when i'm driving around town it seems to heat up.

this is all without the a/c when the a/c is on it's worse but just tonight my engine temps were almost on the H it was almost to the line before the h i mean.

should i try draining the coolant and putting some new coolent in.

These first gens are known for being hot, hot egt's, hot coolant and oil temps. Nothin on them is big enough, the turbos, radiators, or intercoolers for those of you that have them. Check your radiator cap. Mine was bad and I kept losing a lil coolant but couldnt figure out where it was going. It wouldnt hold any pressure, got a new one and mine is runnin a lil cooler now. A good coolant system flush and new coolant certainly wouldnt hurt anything but check the cap too

you can try draining the coolant but it might not help unless it is clogged, might be bad water pump or you thermostat is suck or your radiator fins need a nice cleaning

thanks i'll try those thing

couldn't hurt

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would the water pump affect the a/c also cuz i have been noticing that my a/c doesn't really work the air is way hotter thean my other 12valves

No the a/c may just need a shot of freon and the hotter it is outside the hotter the air the a/c is gonna blow

yea i noticed that the littlest bit of temp outside makes a big difference on the a/c

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how do u tell if ur water pump is going out.

IDK it either works or it doesnt. Most of the time when they go out they leak or the bearing makes alot of noise. Never had that problem on my dodge but on other vehicles. Probably be harder to hear the noise on the diesel over a gasser

ya idk i'll check if mines likin or makin noise but if it's not than i'll try to clean the radiator and put new fluid in:U:

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thanks for your help sir

No problem, dont forget to get the new radiator cap too. Its only like 8 bucks or something

ya i bout forgot but ya i bet that will help cuz the people that my dodge before me opened it when it was hot and shot a big hole in my hood.

looks like crap and the cap is kinda bent up but i dont think it leaks fluid but it might not hold pressure

If you replace the Tstat. Make sure its OEM. Aftermarkets will run hot. Cheap fix, I'd replace it first..

wiggle the pully with the belt off should have all most no play

does the thermostatic clutch on your fan work? once up to temp you should be able to hear the fan start to pull more air... doesn't sound so much of a water pump problem as it is a lack of air moving across the radiator. i.e slower driving around town, and then sitting while you let your egt's drop means it is relying on the fan to pull the air across the radiator. i'm sure you don't want to buy one of those clutches but; it's worth looking into. you could probably run a decent elecric fan setup for the same price... come to think of it; i haven't heard of anyone running an electric fan set-up, any specific reason?

tower good call on that one...i had that problem my fan was engaged the whole time once up to temp cause my thermostat was stuck partially closed and the engine was running beyond operating temp idling or driving...had the fan unbolted from the clutch and couldnt break the clutch loose...so i said screw that....changed the thermostat instead now my fan doesnt even kick on cause it never runs hot enough....

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k thanks guys i think i'll change the tstat first.:U:

That would be were I would start