problem with 1998 toy tacama overheating does any one know the answer???

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i have a toy tacama that over heated on the freeway up north in the snow while i was towing a trailer ?/ why why why?? the truck then stopped and would not start..after 10 mins it started up again and i drove home 150 miles with no problems..after i got home i changed the themostat..what do i do now. I don't know if that was the problem but i'm going to start there..does any one know why

zonie · Accepted Answer

Your guess is as good as mine. Did the temp needle go up rapidly or slowly?Sounds like the thermostat was a good starting point. I had a '98pre-runner that did the same thing to me several years ago . But I wastraveling from Phoenix to Flagstaff in the desert heat. Only did it onetime. Put in new thermostat, never happened again.      Scott

Hachiroku · Answer

Hopefully you didn't smoke one or both of the head gaskets. I have over heated Toys and gotten away with it, but others weren't so lucky...

Was the front of the truck clogged with snow? Were you in the mountains hauling a heavy load? How old is the truck? Did you check the coolant level?

I could go on and on...you could provide a few more details, what maintenance has been done, yada, yada, yada...

I'll tell you what *I* WOULD do...I would take it somewhere and have the cooling system flushed. It certainly can't hurt...

1998 toy · Answer

Hachiroku =E3=83=8F=E3=83=81=E3=83=AD=E3=82=AF wrote:

1998 toy · Answer

There was very little snow on the groud , the temp went up fast , andthen came down , then went up and stayed. the truck stop running andthe engine would crank  but would not run. I took the neg batt cableoff and then put it back on and the truck started up. the temp was athalf way like always and the truck came home from up north tat day withno problems. the oil gets changed every 3000 miles .Hachiroku =E3=83=8F=E3=83=81=E3=83=AD=E3=82=AF wrote:

1998 toy · Answer

There was very little snow on the groud , the temp went up fast , andthen came down , then went up and stayed. the truck stop running andthe engine would crank  but would not run. I took the neg batt cableoff and then put it back on and the truck started up. the temp was athalf way like always and the truck came home from up north tat day withno problems. the oil gets changed every 3000 miles .z

Hachiroku · Answer

Hmmmm...this has happened to me a few times before with Corollas, and agood flushing took care of it...

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