Over heating

I just got a hold of a mighty max that was in a bad crash an i redone the body an got her back on the road. It was running a little warm then everyday it runs a little warmer then now it will over heat just sitting. It dosnt smoke at all. I do not have coolent in my oil. I have no external coolent leaks. I drive 25 miles a day an it almost gets to hot to drive after that short trip an my coolent level gos down after i drive it a while. Any help would be great. And its a 94 2wd 2.4

Check for wet spots anywere under the hood near the fire wall on the rollpan and check ur thermastat it could be stuck. and look under the truck to maybe a dry rotted line somewhere. hope this helps

I dont have any an thr thermostat is brand new an i tested it in hot water. The only wet spot is by the radator cap after it heats up it leaks thro the cap.

check the seal on the cap if its good flush ur radiator and put all new coolant in it if not get a new cap but flushin it out is still a good idea

Could need a new radiator cap, that would cause those problems. You might not think you have a leak but it could be a tiny one right now and that would also cause problems. If neither of those problems I would try taking he radiator out of the truck and flushing it out with water from hose with a spray nozzle. Also check your fan, it could be wore out. It should NOT spin freely, it should have some resistance to it if its in good condition.

I flushed the radator. With 2 flushs an i used clr to get rid of the rust. I think i got it figgured out. Everytime i top my radator off i get water out the tail pipe. I think i got a blown head gaskit.

I changed the head gaskit out an the rest of the gaskit that came in the kit an it runs fine now. No more over heating. I took the fan off an put an eletric 1 on. I just need to dial in the timing. I also cleaned my head up. Its really easy to break down these motors. It takes about 2 hours 2 an half to take the head off clean everything. An put back together. If any 1 needs torq specs for anything. I have access to a mitso dealer computer

I'm having a hell of a time pulling the fuel rail and intake. Is there some sort of magical procedure to make it less of a pain in the ass?

Yea leave the fuel rail on an jus un plu it from the fire wall an leave it attached. An i left the bottom half of the intake manifold on an tookthe top half off. I didnt want to remove the fuel rain an what not just in case the seals broke when i removed them. I left everything on the intake side of the head on a removed it as 1 peace. I got the gaskit set off ebay for 30$. Really easy fix

Easy enough. lol. Seemed that after taking off the intake the fuel rail would be cake. Not removing it seems easier, though =).