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I idling on a slope with my nose pointing down when my temperature guage rose way up towards the red.

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LISA
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A few days later it happened again. Once I leveled out, it went down again. Later I topped off my coolant with a little more than a quarter gal of fluid. It hasn't happened since. What happened?
Friday, December 16th, 2011 AT 4:01 PM

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Tiny
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You were low on coolant most likely causing an air pocket. Make sure to keep it full.
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Friday, December 16th, 2011 AT 4:03 PM
Tiny
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Thanks!
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Friday, December 16th, 2011 AT 4:05 PM
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Not a problem
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Friday, December 16th, 2011 AT 4:15 PM

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