Oh no!
I was driving in to work this morning. Very cool 50 degrees, so I shouldn't have any problems keeping the truck cool. Well, not so this morning it seems. Sitting at a light almost to work, I started to see some smoke/steam coming from under the hood. Then I noticed my temp gauge start to climb. Once I started driving the temp dropped, but it still wasn't right.
I opened my hood & saw coolant coming from under the pressure cap, like it should. There was steam rising, but it was difficult to tell exactly where it was coming from. I could tell it was quite warm too because I heard the coolant boiling. I replaced the whole upper radiator hose assembly last month & put in new coolant. It was mildly overfull @ that point, but the coolant ran over the overflow bottle without causing any problems.
Any ideas as to what I might be able to do? I am unable to check it out today or tomorrow because have to work. Any help is appreciated. Oh BTW, I'm NOT taking it to the dealer cuz they are WAY too high for their diagnostic.
P.S. I drive a Dakota RT 5.9
I was driving in to work this morning. Very cool 50 degrees, so I shouldn't have any problems keeping the truck cool. Well, not so this morning it seems. Sitting at a light almost to work, I started to see some smoke/steam coming from under the hood. Then I noticed my temp gauge start to climb. Once I started driving the temp dropped, but it still wasn't right.
I opened my hood & saw coolant coming from under the pressure cap, like it should. There was steam rising, but it was difficult to tell exactly where it was coming from. I could tell it was quite warm too because I heard the coolant boiling. I replaced the whole upper radiator hose assembly last month & put in new coolant. It was mildly overfull @ that point, but the coolant ran over the overflow bottle without causing any problems.
Any ideas as to what I might be able to do? I am unable to check it out today or tomorrow because have to work. Any help is appreciated. Oh BTW, I'm NOT taking it to the dealer cuz they are WAY too high for their diagnostic.
P.S. I drive a Dakota RT 5.9