Overheating, we see no fluids leaking out, no heat, changed thermostat, found crack in radiator, so we replaced that and took for a test drive and about 2-3 miles in Gage starting shooting back up. A little steam coming from cap but again nothing leaking, still not heat ( no water mixed in oil / checked ) tried removing the whole thermostat just to see if it would still over heat, which it did... someone suggested air in radiator from just changing it, or something plugged up in hose, or maybe water pump?! Any ideas??? Thank you, thank you

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Try flipping the Thermostat over. Pointed end should point towards radiator (output side)

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Replace the bad radiator hose first.  Second- get you special formulated anti-freeze dye from the auto store and pour it into the radiator.  Third- make sure you got all the air pockets out of your system, cause the coolant system won't work with air pockets in it.  Fourth- Check for leaks by looking for the colored dye.  If it's not the radiator hose, then could possibly be a pin hole in your radiator.  Would suggest replacing all the radiator hoses at the same time while you got the coolant system disconnected, cause you don't want to have to come back and replace another hose in a few months.

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Last time I had this problem I had a cracked head. With the cap off the radiator, run the engine at idle to operating temperature. When your looking in the radiator you should see the water circulating if the water pump is working. When you say the motor is over heating, if you have fluid coming out of the over flow hose then yes you are most likely overheating, if you are just seeing the gauge indicate you are over heating you may just have a bad engine temp sensor.

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Ihave a 2000 Dodge Durango i have put a new radiator and the gaskets came back good um i replaced the coolen fan also the thermostate and tested it it it came back good when i run it its fine but when i am in line its hot when i drive it cools down........

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It most likely is a Thermostat problem but could be a fan issue. If that the clutch in the cooling fan is stuck it will cause the motor to overheat when under a load. To check the clutch assembly, assuming you don't have Electronic fans which I don't think that motor has, with the engine off see if you can freely turn the fan assembly both directions. If it is locked going either direction the fan clutch is bad, replace it and the problem should be solved. The clutch assembly cost about $35 in most areas maybe a little more.