Overheating
Asked by Southernman1127 Nov 03, 2016 at 12:09 AM about the 1997 Dodge RAM 1500 Laramie SLT RWD
Question type: Maintenance & Repair
I have a 97 Dodge Ram 1500 5.9 v8.
Recently I have been having trouble with the
truck overheating. I replaced the thermostat
and put new lines in it. I have flushed the
radiator and heater core. I just replaced the
radiator and now I am see smoke coming
from just underneath the spark plugs. Truck
still is overheating. I don't know exactly what
is causing the smoke.
4 Answers
try checking compression, maybe blown head gasket..
Southernman1127 answered 7 years ago
Would exhaust leaking from the manifold cause the truck to over heat
Exhaust restrictions can also cause the engine to overheat. The exhaust carries a lot of heat away from the engine, so if the catalytic converter is restricted, or a pipe has been crimped or crushed, exhasut flow can be restrricted causing heat to build up inside the engine...
http://www.aa1car.com/library/overheat.htm
