[Ryanrivs]

I own a 2012 Honda Rancher and the other day I went riding through thick mud and it started to overheat, i was expecting the fan to turn on but it never did, while i was riding i turned around and next thing i know my coolant was boiling and was shooting smoke out of the vent like a fog machine. I turned off my four wheeler and the dang thing wouldn't crank up so i got towed out of the woods, and by the time i got out, i looked at my coolant and literally had little to nothing. I believe this is because of my fan not turning on, what would i need to check on it, and how could i fix this?

 

[Jeepwm69]

Welcome to the board.

So did you keep running it after the the temp light came on?

 

[Ryanrivs]

Yeah because i had to get back to the truck. But i think i fixed my problem, my radiator fan had mud in it and wasnt spinning so i got it free, i dont know if my fan works but ill figure that out next time i go riding i guess lol.

 

[Jeepwm69]

Word of advice. Don't ride with the temp light on. Stop and let it cool off a bit and then ride till the temp light comes on again.

Riding it while it's overheating will ruin your engine. Hopefully it hasn't already done so.

 

[wheelsquad]

Yeah because i had to get back to the truck. But i think i fixed my problem, my radiator fan had mud in it and wasnt spinning so i got it free, i dont know if my fan works but ill figure that out next time i go riding i guess lol.

X2 to what jeep says. And if your fan got packed full of mud, then the radiator itself likely did too. Pressure wash it so it is clear. A packed radiator cools as much as a black sweatshirt on a sunny day.