What to do with overheating Ford Explorer?
I have a 2003 Explorer 4.0L that has recently been overheating. The problem is strange because it suddenly happened, I even don't look to the temperature gave when I heard a strange noise while driving, I thought it's an AC fan noise. After about 10 miles I stopped to check, I found that it's boiling and some mud and a little oil is comes out of the water tank with the vapor and water. I Kept the engine working try to throw water on the radiator until the temp.gauge comes down, I slowly opened the water tank cap, added water to the tank, until every thing is calmed down. I checked the oil _ at the engine oil gauge and the oil cap to be sure that the water didn't go in the engine ... every thing was fine the oil is clear. I drove this truck 50 miles on the interstate with the AC on max with no issue. I checked the water level in the tank after I came back and it had dropped about 1/4" from where it was. Can I make a long trip with no issue. could it be possible that leaving the car for about 48 hours without use may make the t.stat stuck, and this is the cause of the overheat? Do you think the next step should be a radiator flush and fill? Any other suggestions?
