Over heating

Asked by Caesardinero Jun 09, 2017 at 06:30 AM about the 2003 Ford Explorer XLT V6

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Replaced thermostat and housing truck still runs
hot after a few miles. Cold water leaking from
radiator

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Well the leak needs to be taken care of, fixed, but was the cooling system purged from the air pockets after refilling? If not, here is a video on how to purge the cooling system. The only thing with this video is put the radiator cap back on when your done topping it off with the engine running. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeTgmdRkQtY

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Talked to a mechanic he says it's probably the head gasket but there no water in oil. Engine runs good just over heats fast.

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You would have noticed a loss of coolant, like you say, coolant in the oil, or it would be going out the tail pipe. You would notice white smoke with a sweet smell from the exhaust. A compression test would show some low cylinders if it were a head gasket. If you are not loosing any coolant, I would pull the water pump and check the impeller.

My exhaust smells like gas need new Or sensors which I already knew but no smoke and no coolant smell water pump it is

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Need to fix the intake crack and check the water pump.

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have an 05 explorer 4.6 took thermostat out done good for a few days started overheating again changed fan ran good for about a month now its overheating again checked head gaskets not blown what to next

Took thermostat out drove fine till I almost got home started rattling really loud and wouldn't run. Started back up this morning but rattling really loud.

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