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mike-uswest
Explorer II
Mar 22, 2020

Truck overheating towing on long steep grades.

The other day I came out of Death Valley to Beatty which is long and steep, but not that bad, but the transmission temp got up to 230 for most of the trip. I stopped part of the way up and let it cool...
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Cummins12V98
Explorer III
Mar 22, 2020
01 CTD RAM has the famous catch bottle that allows oil fumes be drawn to the front side of the radiator and over time with dirt clog the radiator. I pulled mine and cleaned along with relocating a new catch bottle inside drivers side front bumper. Runs nice and cool now.

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