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97 F-150 overheated

Tiny
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Hi, I have a 97 f150 4.6L 4x4 manual. Now here is my question. I was driving home with the heater on and everything was fine when all of a sudden I smelt oil coming from the vents, temp gauge dropped all the way down then spiked a few seconds later. I shut the engine off and coasted off the freeway. Waited 30 seconds and fired it back up and the temp gauge was normal but coolant overflowed when I got home <4 blocks away>. I have oil in the radiator, this I know and there is bubbles in the radiator, probably head gasket or cracked head but why did it overheat! Oil in the coolant wouldn;t have done that would it? I have no coolant on my dipstick by the way.
thank you.
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Monday, February 20th, 2006 AT 11:44 PM

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Tiny
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Fixed it! Thermostat was clogged with crap, fluched system 6 times in a row and everything is great! Head gasket is good along with the head also! No oil found in radiator!
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Tuesday, February 28th, 2006 AT 9:07 PM
Tiny
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Good deal! :) Sorry no one know the answer. Thanks for writing back and telling us what it was. Thnks again and maybe we can help u next time.
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Tuesday, February 28th, 2006 AT 11:07 PM
Tiny
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Thought it was fixed but now it overheats but not all the time, wierd I know only once in a while, temp gauge always drops low before it does a steady climb into the hot! Bad cap? Air inthe system I dont know! Help?
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Thursday, March 2nd, 2006 AT 2:17 PM

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