2003 explorer over heating problem

Asked by GuruXVFCW Oct 16, 2018 at 02:08 PM about the 2003 Ford Explorer XLT V6 4WD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I have changed thermostat and water
pump and thermostat housing and it
still over heats it didn’t do it until like
a week after I fixed all of these any
ideals

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OJ answered 6 years ago

There is a sensor on top of the thermostat housing. Did you change the sensor? Also, the new housing may have two locations for the sensor. If your old one only used one location, make sure you knocked out the plug which closes off both passages before installing the sensor.

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