need help asap overheating
Thread Starter
|
New User
Joined: Jul 2014
Posts: 8
Likes: 0
need help asap overheating
Hello guys Im stranded 900 miles from home , truck is a 2004 F250 with a 6.0 , the harness for the fan clutch got cut off by the blade , it is rewire now , how ever the truck will idle no problem at normal temp , as soon as I drope it in D and go the temp goes up , I stop keep it idle temp will start going down , rev it up in park temp wont go up , I have coolent , not leaks bone dry , no white smoke or liquid in the exhaust , fan works ....water pump I dont know how to test it but is not leaking , thermostat ??? Ideas ?? Is 1am and dont know what to do thanks
Thread Starter
|
New User
Joined: Jul 2014
Posts: 8
Likes: 0
Thats what I thought but I re checked and color match all the wires and pulled each one to make sure they where not loose and everything chwcks out on that end
9 ECHO 1
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 12,467
Likes: 58
From: Missouri
The problem is not the fan. The fan shouldnt come on until the engine is a above normal operating temperatures. The question is why is it getting so hot so fast.
Trending Topics
Thread Starter
|
New User
Joined: Jul 2014
Posts: 8
Likes: 0
Fan works comes on and stays on , drove around the lot until temp when up near the red took another temp reading upper hose 172F , lower hose 85F
FTE Stories
Ford Trucks for Ford Truck Enthusiasts
AEV FXL Super Duty - the Super Duty Raptor Ford Doesn't Make
Brett Foote
Lobo Vs Lobo: Proof the F-150 Lobo Should Be Even Lower!
Michael S. Palmer
Ford's 2001 Explorer Sportsman Concept Looks For a New Home
Verdad Gallardo
10 Best Ford Truck Engines We Miss the Most!
Joe Kucinski
2026 Shelby F-150 Off-Road: Better Than a Raptor R?
Brett Foote
2027 Super Duty Carhartt Package First Look: 12 Things You NEED to Know!
Michael S. Palmer
10 Most Surprising 2026 Ford Truck Features!
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 Ford Trucks Coming to Mecum Indy 2026
Brett Foote
5 Best / 5 Worst Ford Truck Wheels of All Time
Joe Kucinski
Junior User
Joined: Jul 2014
Posts: 84
Likes: 0
From: Melbourne Au
Maybe the engine is getting a wrong signal because of a broken wire?
Or lacking a signal because of a broken wire?
Thread Starter
|
New User
Joined: Jul 2014
Posts: 8
Likes: 0
I been sleeping by the parts store will swap that thermostat with a new one and see what happens , witch way that fan should be rotating clockwise or counter clockwise?
Thread Starter
|
New User
Joined: Jul 2014
Posts: 8
Likes: 0
Well this is what I think , the wire for the fan got cut off I was on stop and go traffic pulling a 12000 trailer so it got hot really quick , was stuck for like 6 hours until I could stopped in a parking lot around 1am that had a autozone , in the morning I swapped the thermostat and no luck , unhooked my trailer and it will hold temp 3/4 up on the gauge , so got a water pump and swapped that the old water pump was cracked a hair from braking away , took off and it held temp 900 miles to Miami . The problem was that the cracked water pump couldn't circulate coolent fast enough under load with the trailer, by it self it will hold .
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
IDIdahoe
Pre-Power Stroke Diesel (7.3L IDI & 6.9L)
13
Oct 7, 2017 07:45 AM
Jack01
1987 - 1996 F150 & Larger F-Series Trucks
3
Jul 27, 2004 07:15 AM