# 2000 f150 over heating

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-f150-over-heating/24387>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [January 5, 2009, 1:02am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-f150-over-heating/24387 "2009-01-05T01:02:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![jimmy03](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@jimmy03](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jimmy03)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2009, 1:02am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-f150-over-heating/24387/1 "2009-01-05T01:02:45Z")

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my truck is over heating I took it to the shop last week and they said It need it a new radiator. So I put a new one and also put a new thermostat. I test drove it today and it keeps over heating. So I took the truck to the same shop , they ask me how had i put in the antifreeze because it may have air ( bubbles) so they work on that and said the truck should not over heat again. I drove the truck again and same thing happen do you what could be causing it to over heat. Thank you

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**Author:** ![Roadrunner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@Roadrunner](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Roadrunner)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2009, 2:59am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-f150-over-heating/24387/2 "2009-01-05T02:59:12Z")

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Take it to a different shop.

Obviously it didn’t need a new rad and t-stat so it may be a collapsed hose or something else.

When the dash heat gauge shows hot do you see coolant leaking out anywhere?

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**Author:** ![jimmy03](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@jimmy03](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jimmy03)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2009, 8:15am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-f150-over-heating/24387/3 "2009-01-05T08:15:24Z")

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Ya when the gauge shows hot I opened the hood and there was coolant leaking but I’am not sure from where

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**Author:** ![Roadrunner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@Roadrunner](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Roadrunner)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2009, 7:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-f150-over-heating/24387/4 "2009-01-05T19:04:14Z")

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If you can pinpoint the location of the leak, it would help us helping you.

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**Author:** ![jimmy03](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@jimmy03](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jimmy03)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 1:03am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-f150-over-heating/24387/5 "2009-01-06T01:03:22Z")

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It seems is from the recovery cap, and also notice the heater is sometimes cold and then gets hot again.

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**Author:** ![Roadrunner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@Roadrunner](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Roadrunner)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 4:14am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-f150-over-heating/24387/6 "2009-01-06T04:14:58Z")

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I suspect something but I’m not positive and don’t want to give you wrong advice.

So, let me ask you this: when you say “it seems it is from the recovery cap” {unquote} do you mean from the radiator cap or the coolant reservoir?

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**Author:** ![jimmy03](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@jimmy03](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jimmy03)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 12:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-f150-over-heating/24387/7 "2009-01-06T12:17:19Z")

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It’s the coolant reservoir the radiator on truck does’t have a radiator cap. The only why to put in antifreeze is from the coolant reservoir.