02 dodge dakota overheating

Asked by Guru9DZBRC Oct 27, 2020 at 02:05 PM about the 2002 Dodge Dakota Sport 4WD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

i have a 2002 dodge dakota just had the heads redone because i blew a
gasket, once completed ran hot, i have changed the radiator, thermostat,
water pump, and the fans. what else could it be?

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firebird338 answered 3 years ago

Sounds like you have air in the system. Remove air from system like this remove cap from overflow tank add antifreeze to full mark leave cap off and start vehicle and let idle once vehicle starts to reach operating temperature level in tank will drop add more antifreeze to full mark then put cap back on. PS you may notice level in tank start to rise this is normal.

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Guru9DZBRC answered 3 years ago

THANK you we have done that as well but will try again. mechanic told me it could be due to rotten gas??? is this a thing? he said something like it not having enough air in it.

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