Over Heating Problem in a 1989 Dodge Power Ram?

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My truck is over heating and i have checked all the tubes and nothing is leaking. Every body i talked to said that it could be my thermostat is shut closed not allowing any anti-freeze to return to the radiotor. If there is anybody that has had this problem or knows somebody with this problem please let me know. I hate not having a vehicle and always borrowing my sisters truck or my moms truck. thank you in advance
 
Make sure your coolant level is full,engine cold,remove radiator cap off and start engine,let it warm up to operating temp and watch coolant to see if it is circulating,if it isn't-thermostat is stuck closed-unless some one put a fail safe thermostat in then the fluid will circulate when it's cold.Either way,replace thermostat.
 
Water pump, thermostat, radiator issues, there is a few possabillities

first do you have a gauge or a light on your dash board.
If you have a gauge, when the truck is cold and you start it up. it will run for a few minutes and the gauge will show cold, cold, cold, then after a short while it will suddenly jump up to operating temperture, If it does this then your thermostat is most likely working. If it slowly creaps up and then overheats, your thermostat is bad.--- If you have a light on the dash, then you want to open the radiator cap before you start the motor( when its COLD). And watch the flow. A bad thermostat will only let a very little bit of flow happen.

A bad water pump will usually leak out of the breather hole on the pump. But not always.

As far as the radiator being bad, personally I would change the thermostat first, because even if you find out something else is wrong later on, you would wind up replacing it anyway as a precautionary measure.

I am not familar with a power ram, does it have an electric fan, and is it working?
 
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