97 RAM 1500 Runs hot.....

From : guitar boogie

Q: ----------------------------------------- 97 ram 1500 runs hot..... from president@whitehouse.gov mr.=a0m 97 dodge ram 98k miles v8 5.9l check engine light came on in january replaced upstream o2 sensor. check engine light came on in june replaced downstream o2 sensor. now it seems to shoot up to 220 as i accelerate then drops down to about 200 as i cruise along. sitting in traffic it runs about 210. i have never seen it get above 200 degrees until recently. has my thermostat locked up or worn out radiator was flushed and refilled about 20k miles back so the anti-freeze is good. any advice is appreciated. mark ---------------------------------------------- does the truck run good real good the check engine light isnt coming on again why was the radiator flushed prevenative maintenance was it flushed in the truck if the radiator is known good and not restricting flow.......and....there are no other symptoms with the truck missfireshesitationspower losshard starts when cold or hot........... then.......... humor me.....check the level in the radiator again and with the cap off crank the truck and visually check for flow. check the level of the engine oil and tranny fluid. with the engine cold......and runnin

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From : anathema

i have a 97 ram 1500 5.9l with 164k miles on it. ive had no major engine work done except for lifter replacement at about 40k. the truck has been maintained exceptionally well with all fluid replacements slightly before recommended intervals. im currently experiencing some issues with dropping oil pressure when idling which could be due to a bad sending unit have not replaced yet. i do get some lifter noise for about 2 seconds on startup but other than that no noticable problems with the engine. with 164k miles it is becoming more sluggish but thats to be expected i suppose. id posted a question to the group yesterday and a couple of people recommended a rebuild. in your opinion with 164k miles would i be better off paying for a rebuild or trying to find a low mileage engine 50k miles or less in a wrecked truck to replace the current engine with. can anyone offer some guidance on what i should expect to reasonably pay a good shop to rebuild my engine if i go that route thank you! jason .

From : bomber

when this happened to my truck it was the fan clutch. -- some tips on how too write good -exaggeration is a billion times worse than understatement. -dont be redundant; dont use more words than necessary; its highly superfluous. -be more or less specific. 97 dodge ram 98k miles v8 5.9l check engine light came on in january replaced upstream o2 sensor. check engine light came on in june replaced downstream o2 sensor. now it seems to shoot up to 220 as i accelerate then drops down to about 200 as i cruise along. sitting in traffic it runs about 210. i have never seen it get above 200 degrees until recently. has my thermostat locked up or worn out radiator was flushed and refilled about 20k miles back so the anti-freeze is good. any advice is appreciated. mark .