VegasCharger
Junior Member
Hello,
I have a 2001 Dodge Ram 1500 5.9 V8 and I'm having an unusual overheating problem. There are no signs of visible steam. No hissing/leaking hoses. Temp gauge will climb to the halfway point (and more during summer). The oil dipstick shows NO signs of a milky residue. But the anti-freeze in the overflow bottle will evaporate, so I keep re-filling it to nurse it along. I parked it for the winter and would like to tackle/resolve this issue for the spring/summer season.
So to recap:
Temp gauge reaches to the halfway point (210°)
No steam under the hood
No milky oil dipstick
Overflow bottle keeps evaporating
I will also add that one time last summer the temp gauge was climbing towards the 260° mark. I had to pull over and shut it down. The overflow bottle was boiling but still no leaks or steam anywhere.
Could it be as simple as a thermostat issue? Or something more serious?
Thanks in advance.
I have a 2001 Dodge Ram 1500 5.9 V8 and I'm having an unusual overheating problem. There are no signs of visible steam. No hissing/leaking hoses. Temp gauge will climb to the halfway point (and more during summer). The oil dipstick shows NO signs of a milky residue. But the anti-freeze in the overflow bottle will evaporate, so I keep re-filling it to nurse it along. I parked it for the winter and would like to tackle/resolve this issue for the spring/summer season.
So to recap:
Temp gauge reaches to the halfway point (210°)
No steam under the hood
No milky oil dipstick
Overflow bottle keeps evaporating
I will also add that one time last summer the temp gauge was climbing towards the 260° mark. I had to pull over and shut it down. The overflow bottle was boiling but still no leaks or steam anywhere.
Could it be as simple as a thermostat issue? Or something more serious?
Thanks in advance.