My 1995 Dodge Dakota has suddenly started overheating and it doesn't seem like there's any coolant getting through the engine. I just noticed this for the first time tonight on the way home from work.. Funny thing is, it started happening immediately after we lost the engine in my wife LHS for a simlar reason. It seems that her radiator became clogged or something because her engine completely overheated and there was no indication of impending failure from either the gauges or the fluids in the LHS until after the engine had thrown a rod. Only then did the water/coolant temp gauge rise above normal. The car started knocking on while we were out of town, and by the time we drove the 40 miles home, it was too late. At least with my Dakota the temp gauge is indicating an overheating problem. I'm think Thermostat, Could having less than a 1/4 tank of gas be an issue? I just dropped below a 1/4 tank yesterday, and discovered this problem on the way home tonight. If any one has any idea of whats going on on either, or can tell me where the Thermostat is located on my Dakota, or an donate an engine so that my wife can keep campaigning to win Monique's F.A.T. Chance, Users Choice Awards(Hopefully to jumpstart her modelling career. Please help as it a dream of her's to become a model like her grandmother. You can vote for her by following the instructions found at [URL]http://monique.blip.tv/file/740[/URL] ),the help would be greatly appreciated.