Dragonfrootz
New Member
- Joined
- Jan 23, 2020
- Messages
- 12
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- 4
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- 3
- Location
- Plainfield, IL
- Vehicle Year
- 1994
- Make / Model
- Ford Ranger
- Engine Type
- 4.0 V6
- Transmission
- Manual
- 2WD / 4WD
- 2WD
So to begin, I am useless when it comes to mechanics. But I do know how to keep my truck running. So in October I had a really bad overheat, and my truck was steaming. Well I flushed the radiator the next day, put fresh coolant into it and I called it good. (The coolant in there while I was flushing it was rusty and brown and chunky.) And I’ve checked it every time I get gas since this happened. Now, last night it overheated again! I wasn’t doing anything usual in it, and in fact I checked it yesterday morning and the coolant level was okay. Now when I popped the reservoir to put more into it, the coolant was rusty, and almost brown looking again. I had originally thought someone put stopleak into the radiator to keep it from leaking? But now I’m beginning to think it’s the head gasket. Anyone have any ideas? Maybe somewhere I could try to start?