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Overheating and exhaust problems


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89ranger29L said:
No i was not haveing any of these problems before i worked on it. I did a blue devil radiator flush and a blue devil head sealer seems to have fixed the overheating and got some power back i think the radiator was just really dirty there was no coolent in oil but did the head gasket sealer for extra measure. This weekend im going to take it out for a longer drive and see what happens then. And last night i noticed the oil gauge was flicking from high to low like crazy. And i do have a check engine light on since i did the repairs
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The oil pressure gauge is *probably"* just the sensor and/or associated wireing.

That mechanic in a can stuff is never a good idea.

Get those codes read and post what ya find.
 


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rangerenthiusiast said:
Man, it’s a bit beyond my diagnostic abilities, but I really hope someone else here can help out and that it’s not something too disastrous. The fact that it only misbehaves under load has to mean something... When it was overheating, was it running all weird like it wanted to stall? Just wondering if it’s possible that your gauge isn’t accurate. Probably not, since you also can’t get over 35 and presumably, the two issues are related... just spitballing here.

Good luck, bro.

_RE
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No it wasnt acting up at all everything was running fine got up to 45mph got maybe 3 miles and noticed it was smokeing a little bit and looked down and saw it was like 240° immediately pulled over and parked it then got it towed
 

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rusty ol ranger said:
The oil pressure gauge is *probably"* just the sensor and/or associated wireing.

That mechanic in a can stuff is never a good idea.

Get those codes read and post what ya find.
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Have to find someone with a obd 1 frist
But i will defiantly post what i find
 
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89ranger29L said:
Have to find someone with a obd 1 frist
But i will defiantly post what i find
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You don't need an OBD 1 scanner, you can read codes from OBD 1 with an analog volt meter or a test lamp.
 
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