New 04 Hemi

From : kevin

Q: on sat 31 jan 2004 081155 -0500 stephen harding harding@cs.umass.edu wrote snip ive been wishing the american manufacturers would make something along the lines of the volvo cross country wagon. perhaps the magnum is it or maybe a four door dakota with a cap on the short bed. wouldnt a 4 door dakota with a cap be a durango mac .

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From : Annonymous

truck has never overheated. it has been very cold here lately 0-20 for last few weeks. the antifreeze is old probably should have changed it this winter but nothing else is wrong. even sitting and idling the temp will rise until the fan kicks on and go down. incidentally it only goes up to 200 or so. when driving it doesnt get nearly that high. also the oil pressure is way above 40 at idle according to stock gauge and never drops. milkshake oil means you have water in your oil. you either have a blown head gasket or a cracked block or cracked cylinder head. most likely tho its a head gasket and cheap to fix if you can do it yourself and have access to a torque wrench. expensive to fix if you have to hire it done. head gaskets usually only blow as a result of engine overheating not much else will cause it. however dont rule out the possibility that someone has deliberately or accidentally poured water into the oil. get an oil change before ringing too many alarms. shit happens sometimes for dumb reasons. you want to screw up the brakes on a vehicle really bad and cause the brakes to seize and the wheels lock up pour power steering fluid into the brake fluid reservoir sometime and watch the result when things start to heat up. very effective in southern climates. shearer331@earthlink.net writes here is the situation i have a 98 4 cylinder dakota. actually my wife does. well i go to check the oil the other day and find oil on the underside of the hood and all over the passenger side of the engine. i check the oil and find nothing but a chocolate milkshake substance all the way up to the dipstick opening. first thought was blown headgasket but i have no clue how that would happen. the truck has never overheated no detrimental running issues no smoking the coolant is perfect. someone told me to watch out for a cracked head but they dont just crack for no reason. any clues. i dont have the time to tear this motor apart 2 car-2 job family. any one hear of this happening or care to shed some light here thanks ken .