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Hot Idle #685106 01/11/06 11:43 PM
Joined: Mar 2003
Posts: 140
99TRD Offline OP
Wheeler
Lately my truck has been getting very warm when at idle. It was rare at first but now is becoming more and more common. When I'm at idle mainly in a drive thru the temp gauge will slowly creep up and get to right up underneath the red in maybe 30-40 seconds. If I put it in nuetral and run it up to about 1500 rpms it will slowly go back down, but it gets annoying having to rev my truck in the drive thru <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/lol.gif" alt="" /> Do you guys think this could be a water pump starting to go bad or maybe something with the thermostat? Those are the only things I can think of. Truck has 84k on in it.


1999 Black TRD Prerunner X-Cab V6
3 Revtek Lift
32x11.50 BFG AT
8"x2.5" Sway Away remote resi. coilovers and Total Chaos upper arms sitting in the garage begging to be installed
Re: Hot Idle [Re: 99TRD] #685107 01/12/06 12:10 AM
Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 712
john_luttrell Offline
Rock Warrior
It will be one of three things; the radiator has mud and bugs clogging the air fins, the thermostat is sticking, or the water pump is going bad.


John Luttrell
2001 4x4 short cab, 3 inch lift with 33 inch mudders and Powertrax no-slip in the rear


1991 Jeep YJ, 4 inch suspension lift on 33" BFG's
Re: Hot Idle [Re: john_luttrell] #685108 01/12/06 12:12 PM
Anonymous
Unregistered
My guess would be the thermostat or the radiator being plugged. Thermostat would be my first guess, sounds like it might not be opening right away. Fix it ASAP; bad things can happen if it gets too hot.


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