[Grant_1987]

Had to tow a buddy's ranger out of the woods yesterday and my ranger started overheating. When it was overheating it started spitting and sputtering a little. I shut it down to let it cool off for a while. It quit sputtering after it cooled down and seemed fine. Is there anything I need to go thru to make sure I didn't mess anything up? That's the first time that it's happened and I've pulled a lot of people out of the woods including a truck one time. Thanks.

 

[Full draw ohio]

Check your radiator. Clean it good with a hose. If the find get packed with dirt it will overheat. I'm assuming it went I to limp mode??

 

[Grant_1987]

Yea that's what im thinking bec it seemed fine as soon as it cooled down. Just didn't know if I may have done some kinda permanent damage that I should check out.

 

[Gadestroyer74]

It also could he die to you having a large tire was really working the ranger im sure that's a load to pull

 

[Rebelsrbad]

X2 on radiator I've read before a 10% blockage will cause overheating

 

[Grant_1987]

Yea the oversize tire and pulling another ranger thru mud. Just seemed weird it's never happened before.

 

[rowe doo]

Is the fan working alright ?

 

[Grant_1987]

Yea it seems to be. I guess it was just all the drag on the motor from pulling the other ranger thru all the mud. Had a small amount of mud on the radiator just didn't seem to be enough to be the problem and it was only about 63 degrees yesterday when it happened.

 

[rowe doo]

At 65 towing in low range fan should cycle quite often,And it doesnt take much mud to stop the cooling.

 

[alewis]

I've had the same thing happen when my radiator had about 10% not clogged with mud
Temp got up to 250 or so and went into limp mode


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[pierre jean]

Fan start at 204deg. It will be in safety mode at 235 deg. and shut off at 250deg. on mine , I got an hose leak , prestone was to low