Truck is overheating. I think?
This is probably gonna sound stupid, but my 1993 ford ranger has no working temp guage, and I just got it running good after setting for 8 months. I drove it about 2 miles on a test drive and then pulled back into my drive and talked to someone with it idling for about 15 minutes. I then drove it home and parked it. After I turned it off, I heard it kinda gurgling in the radiator. I popped the hood and it was perculating into the overflow tank. It sounded like it was boiling. Is it overheating? Probably so… Right?
That's exactly what the tank is for.
When the coolant heats, it expands.
When the system cools, the coolant will be sucked back in.
Check the fluid levels, check the water pump & put in a new thermostat.
That looks normal. But really you are rolling the dice here. Put an aftermarket temp gauge immediately. It will be very much cheaper that a blown head gasket or worse a bent crankshaft.
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