Broke down in Tupelo MS

garyp4951 wrote:
. . . As soon as I got of the interstate in slow traffic it started running HOT again, and you might say I'm PO'd. I called the dealer, and he said it might be a head gasket since it got hot when the water pump broke.

I have a diesel shop friend nearby, and will get him to check it out, and hope for the best . . .

Really hope you get some good news from the diesel shop. IMO simple overheating from blown hoses, fan belts and water pumps, puts more vehicles in junkyards than anything else. Sometimes you only have seconds to get that engine shutdown in order to prevent serious engine damage. Even though the temperature gauge may read ok (at the sensor) while you're doing everything possible to get off the road, temps can easily climb dangerously high in other parts of the engine without you knowing it. Been there, done that.