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Nichol Mauraides Posted on Oct 05, 2015
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Engine keeps over heating and I'm getting frustrated what can I do to fix this problem

Okay the other day I was driving and the car stopped while I was going 60. I put oil in it and checked all other fluids. I let car cool down and started her up. Now I got two miles down the road and the car dies again. I have now replaced the thermostat, temperature gauge, IAC valve, spark plugs and the fuel filter/regulator. what else could it be?

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Blown head gasket or cracked head
have a compression test done to check
could be an air lock in the cooling system
could be blocked radiator cores
you let the car cool down but did you check the coolant level in the radiator at the cap and not at the reservoir
cooling fans not operational

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