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#444181 08/21/2008 9:42 PM
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have a 35 1 1\2 ton flatbed with 207 six runs good , good oil pressure. over heats about every 3 miles. the radiators clean. the block has no rust and the waterpump appears to be working . can anybody give me some advice on this. thanks in advance.

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Do you mean that you drive 3 miles; it heats up, then cools down; you drive 3 miles, then cools down; etc. etc? Or, do you drive 3 miles, it heats up and will not cool down?

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Definitely sounds like you have a block in one of the cooling passages. Or maybe it's not really hot, and your temp gauge is out.

Time to rebuild...


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Is the thermostat good? If the radiator is original I would have it recored. Also take the water pump off and inspect the impeller. And flush the block at the same time.


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Check the timing and valve lash too, both of those can cause overheating when they are wrong.


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