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need help with overheating s10

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poontang2005   +1y
I need help! I have a 95 s10 4 cyl, I've flushed the radiator, replaced thermostat and fan clutch. It overheats when I'm sitting in traffic but as soon as I start driving it comes down to the proper temp. What's my next step? radiator? When I flushed it, the water never ran out completly clear. The truck has sat for a while cause I drive my work van or the wife's car all the time but I'm starting my new job next week so I need to get it going. Thanks in advance for the help

Mark
poontang2005   +1y
Help please!!
AVTekk   +1y
factory clutch fan or e-fan?
poontang2005   +1y
factory
tukn18saccord   +1y
if it is a 2.2 you have a warped head that happened to 3 of my friends already this year
rrusd   +1y
It is either a cracked head, blown head gasket, or you need a new radiator. I have had my 95 S-10 since 96, and I have replaced the head 3 times allready. And after that it started overheating again, and it wasn't the heads, but the radiator this time. I replaced it with a Be Cool radiator, and it runs great now. When the rad. was bad in it, it only overheated if I went over 70 MPH in it. When the head was bad, it overheated sitting in neautral. Best bet if it is the head, replace the motor with a V-8.
poontang2005   +1y
not really an option to put a v8 in it seeing as it's my daily and its a stock rustbucket. I'll try the radiator first, if that doesn't work I guess I'll find a head for it. Any other suggestions?
SHOWTIME   +1y
get the cooling system preasure checked.if you have a bad head gasket. check the oil because your oil will look like choclate milk with a foam or if you pull the rad cap off you might see oil drops in the coolant.check the water pump maybe the bearing is seized with the belt off see if you can turn the pump by hand or if it has lots of play you will feel the shaft move around.
shideburns   +1y
i got a head with like 75 miles on it for ya, 200 shipped if you need it.
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