Wild Coast
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So I recently did a 2" body lift and did the radiator drop relocation (AC kit) to ensure the radiator was in line with the fan and I could reattach the lower radiator shroud. Everything seemed to work well while driving pavement, but after a few hours of driving on a rough 4x4 road I guess the lower bushings slipped and the fan got jammed on the upper radiator shroud, preventing it from spinning...
I was slowly driving up a medium grade uphill when I noticed my temp gauge past High! Stopped the truck, put it in Park, turned the heat on max, and figured I'd let her run to cool off for a while. Checked the temp using my ODB2 reader at it was at 120c (250F). After 10min the truck wasn't cooling down at all, in fact it started making weird 'pressure' noises and then I saw coolant spill out. I then realized the fan was stuck and wasn't spinning! Shut er' down, waited a while, fixed the radiator bracket so the fan clears, started her back up and everything seemed fine. The coolant spill was just the coolant boiling over and spilled out of the overflow reservoir. All the hoses seemed fine.
I'm hoping I didn't do any permanent damage overheating it. I know you can blow head gaskets and such...
Wondering if there is anything I should do to mitigate? I topped up the coolant with bottled water on the trail right away. Should I replace the engine oil? Anything else? If the oil was burning I'm assuming it left a bunch of carbon on the engine - would a round of SeaFoam in the Crankcase be useful?
I was slowly driving up a medium grade uphill when I noticed my temp gauge past High! Stopped the truck, put it in Park, turned the heat on max, and figured I'd let her run to cool off for a while. Checked the temp using my ODB2 reader at it was at 120c (250F). After 10min the truck wasn't cooling down at all, in fact it started making weird 'pressure' noises and then I saw coolant spill out. I then realized the fan was stuck and wasn't spinning! Shut er' down, waited a while, fixed the radiator bracket so the fan clears, started her back up and everything seemed fine. The coolant spill was just the coolant boiling over and spilled out of the overflow reservoir. All the hoses seemed fine.
I'm hoping I didn't do any permanent damage overheating it. I know you can blow head gaskets and such...
Wondering if there is anything I should do to mitigate? I topped up the coolant with bottled water on the trail right away. Should I replace the engine oil? Anything else? If the oil was burning I'm assuming it left a bunch of carbon on the engine - would a round of SeaFoam in the Crankcase be useful?