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sbgirl11@hotmail.com - 31 May 2007 00:28 GMT

I have a 2001 dodge dakota with a V8 engine. On my way to work today
it started to over heat and spit radiator fluid. does anyone know what
this could be???

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Lars Thorwald - 31 May 2007 01:23 GMT

I know exactly 0 about Dodge engines, but if this was to happen to me, I
would suspect the thermostat has gone bad. Just my .02

>I have a 2001 dodge dakota with a V8 engine. On my way to work today
> it started to over heat and spit radiator fluid. does anyone know what
> this could be???

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.boB - 31 May 2007 02:59 GMT

> I have a 2001 dodge dakota with a V8 engine. On my way to work today
> it started to over heat and spit radiator fluid. does anyone know what
> this could be???

Could be a lot of things. From soimehting simple
like a stuck thermostat. Or it could be something more
serious like a blown head gasket.
Which V8 do you have? What other symptoms? etc.

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jmc - 31 May 2007 08:46 GMT

Suddenly, without warning, sbgirl11@hotmail.com exclaimed (31-May-07
8:58 AM):

> I have a 2001 dodge dakota with a V8 engine. On my way to work today
> it started to over heat and spit radiator fluid. does anyone know what
> this could be???

Did it truly overheat, or is it just spitting radiator fluid out the
cap? I have the same truck, and recently the radiator cap failed.
Truck hadn't started overheating yet, but the radiator was quite low by
the time I discovered the problem (noticed dripping).

Replaced the cap, and all is well.

jmc

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Chris Thompson - 31 May 2007 13:33 GMT

On Wed, 30 May 2007 16:28:41 -0700, sbgirl11 wrote:

> I have a 2001 dodge dakota with a V8 engine. On my way to work today
> it started to over heat and spit radiator fluid. does anyone know what
> this could be???

list of things it could be.....

bad Radiator cap
bad thermostat
bad radiator
clogged radiator or a/c condensor fins
blown head gasket
cracked head
cracked block
bad fan clutch
bad water pump
improper mix of coolant to water (should be 50 - 50 mix)

i'd start with a pressure test of the system (including the cap) a cap and
or the thermostat would be prime suspects and are the cheapest.

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Bob M - 31 May 2007 18:18 GMT

> I have a 2001 dodge dakota with a V8 engine. On my way to work today
> it started to over heat and spit radiator fluid. does anyone know what
> this could be???

Where is it spitting radiator fluid from? My sister in law's 01
Stratus did this last week. It was a bad water pump.

Bob

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