01 ram over heating

Asked by Edwardtrue Mar 08, 2020 at 04:58 PM about the 2001 Dodge RAM 1500 SLT 4WD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

My truck will over heat when I stop it’s all original
set up I have changed the water pump fan clutch
thermostat I have changed the fluid this was all
months ago so there should be no bubbles in the
system I have even flushed the radiator but nothing
is helping

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Guru69KKW answered 4 years ago

does turning heater on drop temp? if so, radiator clogged. had same issue myself. found that by increasing cooling capacity (putting coolant through heater core) that temp dropped 20 F easily. replaced radiator and system runs normally. flushing will not guarantee a clean radiator. total cost was less than $200.

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