# 1984 Nissan Pickup overheats

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/1984-nissan-pickup-overheats/115046>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** nissan, transmissions\
**Created:** [April 5, 2018, 4:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1984-nissan-pickup-overheats/115046 "2018-04-05T16:04:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![RichardWertz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8edcca/32.png) [@RichardWertz](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RichardWertz)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2018, 4:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1984-nissan-pickup-overheats/115046/1 "2018-04-05T16:04:50Z")

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1984 Nissan King cab truck overheats. I have flushed radiator, put in new thermostat. What else can I look for/ There is a little white smoke out of exhaust.

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2018, 9:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1984-nissan-pickup-overheats/115046/2 "2018-04-05T21:40:41Z")

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Head gasket may be blown. Pressure test the cooling system, cold engine and hot engine.