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  1. T

    5.4 overheat

    Im having issues tracking this down for about a year off and on. I have a brand new water pump, radiator and thermostat. I made a post about this a while ago and followed some tips but still having issues, i live in very hot central california, and im coming to the conclusion that the parts for...
  2. T

    5.4L overheating

    Recently swapped my old rod knock 5.4L with a good running one, put a new water pump, a 180 T-stat, and even tried a new fan clutch, still overheats. It actually overheated more w the new fan clutch so I placed the old one back on, some how my gauge got fried so it’s always reading a high temp...
  3. W

    Diagnosing overheating from 200 miles away

    Hi All, Here's what my quiet weekend turned into. My spouse drove our '99 5.4 Expy with about 160k miles to visit relatives about 200 miles away. On the way there it started overheating. By adding about 1.5 gallons of coolant and turning the cabin heat on high it made it to the relatives'...
  4. B

    Towing a Heavy Trailer - then False High Temp Alarms

    A few times a year I tow my travel trailer -- which the truck does fine with. It probably weighs around 7000 lbs. After the last couple of times, I've noticed a problem a day or two after I finish towing. I'll be driving and get a Check Gauges alert on the info center, with a beep... the...
  5. KayElSee

    Coolant leak from rear drivers side

    So about 2-3 weeks ago my coolant started disappearing, and I didn’t immediately understand where it was coming from, no overheating and keeping tabs on the overflow reservoir. however I went inside to change for work a couple days ago and when I came back out, there was a massive pool of...
  6. E

    Overheating And loss of engine power

    Hey everyone, I have a 2004 Expedition Eddie Bauer and today it had a problem. I first noticed some slight steam coming from the corner of the hood but since I was at the car wash at the time I presumed it was just water steam and since there was no lights on the dash I figured I was fine...
  7. Lee_H

    2003 5.4L recent purchase is overheating after sparkplug change.

    Bought a 2003 Eddie B. with 5.4L engine for a spare vehicle. Pulled codes for miss fire, replaced sparkplugs and coils all around (Motorcraft). Ran it for a week to work, no problem. Second week started to over heat. Slowly at first but by the end of the second week barely made it to work...
  8. J

    2019 Max overheating when towing

    I have a 2019 Expedition Max with the heavy duty towing option. I live in Arizona and have a 7500lbs trailer. I just purchased the Max it has 1100 miles on it with no problems. So, last weekend we used it to tow our trailer up to the mountains. I previously had 2013 Expedition and towed the same...

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