Wild Child
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- 1994
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I lost a heater hose on the way home today. On the factory gauge, the temp went almost immediately to between the letter M and the letter A in normal. As soon as I saw the steam and the gauge go up, I shut the truck off and fixed the bad hose. I drove her home with full water and the temp never went over the normal spot between the O and the R before dropping back to the N again. I hear no engine miss. There's no steam from the exhaust. There's nothing abnormal other than water in my cooling system as of right now.
I'm posting this because I was wondering how hot this little engine will get before it pops the head. My Explorer of the same year normally runs at that temp between the M and the A, but it has a different engine. I was just looking for anyone who has overheated theirs and may know if I did any damage. The engine in the Ranger is a Vulcan 3.0L. The truck is a 94 extra cab 2WD with a 5 speed. Thanks for the help. I'll be running pressure tests over the next few days and I always check fluids before I start it. I'll keep you posted. Thanks again for any help.
I'm posting this because I was wondering how hot this little engine will get before it pops the head. My Explorer of the same year normally runs at that temp between the M and the A, but it has a different engine. I was just looking for anyone who has overheated theirs and may know if I did any damage. The engine in the Ranger is a Vulcan 3.0L. The truck is a 94 extra cab 2WD with a 5 speed. Thanks for the help. I'll be running pressure tests over the next few days and I always check fluids before I start it. I'll keep you posted. Thanks again for any help.