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Ray Villegas Posted on Feb 04, 2009

89 chevy silverado overheating

Replaced thermostat, waterpump, and radiator. Could it be the oil pump?

  • Ian Jones May 11, 2010

    hi there, when you say its overheating do you mean temp gauge or steam coming out of engine??

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The oil pump will not cause it to overheat. If all you have replaced was done correctly I would suspect a head gasket failure.

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