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Silverado
Engine
Symptoms
Not Running
Will not start after overheating
1989 CHEVROLET SILVERADO
250,000 MILES • 5.7L • V8 • 4WD • AUTOMATIC
MORGAN SNIDER
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Truck overheated while hauling a load now it won’t start.
Mar 16, 2020 at 4:21 AM
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ASEMASTER6371
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Good afternoon,
Good chance you may have a failed head gasket and water is in the intake system.
https://www.2carpros.com/articles/engine-overheating-or-running-hot
https://www.2carpros.com/articles/head-gasket-blown-test
How bad did it overheat?
Did you have a leak in the coolant system and did you determine the reason?
Roy
Sep 3, 2020 at 2:58 AM
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