2004 Dodge Durango overheating
Asked by Digital Outlaw Dec 08, 2020 at 09:37 PM about the 2004 Dodge Durango SLT 4WD
Question type: Maintenance & Repair
my 2004 dodge durango 4.7lv8 is over heating i have replace water pump
thermostat and even checked to see if original thermostat worked and it did
plus the water pump was perfectly fine when i removed it i have bled the
system and it still over heats after 10 minutes of driving Someone please
HELP!!!
8 Answers
When's the last time you flushed the cooling system? It could be that there's a plug somewhere (like in the radiator for example)
Digital Outlaw answered 4 years ago
Ford_fanatic87 I haven't flushed it but the radiator seems to be working it also seems its not circulating properly somewhere else tho i was driving one night and all of a sudden it just overheated at random after i drove it all day at normal operating temperature
Well the radiator was just an example, where does it seem like its not circulating?
Digital Outlaw answered 4 years ago
Ford_fanatic87 the car is kind weird the top radiator hose is the bleeder valve and the bottom hose is the thermostat the bottom hose is cold and the top hose is hot but they both get hard like there under pressure honestly idk where the circulation issue is
Must be the 4.7? I'd still suspect a plug in the radiator. It's a reverse flow cooling system. Disconnect and fill separately, see if it flows freely or if it slows
Digital Outlaw answered 4 years ago
Ford_fanatic87 how do you suggest i do this to check for a clog and or flush the clog out
To check, disconnect and remove radiator, run water through it and compare flow going in to flow going out....less flow out would indicate that there's a blockage of some sort. After confirming a blockage, add radiator flush solution to eat away any blockages, after recommended time rinse flush from radiator and retest for plug
Digital Outlaw answered 4 years ago
Ford_fanatic87 ok i am going to try that and ill let you know what i find