97 mercury tracer 2.0 stii getting hot!188000 miles

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I HAVE HAD TROUBLE BEFORE...MY CAR HAS HAD TIMMING BELTS REPLACED 2 TIMES.THERMOSTAT REPLACED2 TIMES.WATERPUMP REPLACED 2 TIMES.HEAD CHECKED FOR CRACKS ..NO CRACKS,SHAVED REPLACED HEAD GASKET.,ALSO REPLACED RINGS AND ROD BEARINGS WHILE I HAD ENGINE TORE APART.188000 MILES ON IT NOW.SO THOUGHT I`d ring and rod bearing it because it got so hot.transmission won`t pull when it gets hot.runs great now gets hot pulling steep grades or hills.WHY?doesn`t boil water out.help.could it be a senser?[/b] : :? Thanks for all input:(it was the radiator.)I was supposed to use red antifreeze.Instead no one told me ,and the green anti-freeze stopped my radiator up.After causeing all my Trouble.
Jun 23, 2006 at 3:21 PM
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there are two temp sensors one is for your fan one is for your gauge unless your fan is belt driven but a any case replace the gauge temp sensor to be sure that it is actully get too hot.
Jul 21, 2006 at 5:04 AM
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