overheat

135,345 MILES • 3.4L • 6 CYL • 4WD • AUTOMATIC
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ANGELASEXTON
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started car yesterday drove like three miles and car overheated in the red.
Oct 18, 2017 at 5:20 AM
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MHPAUTOS
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Is it low on coolant? if so get a cooling system pressure test done to help locate any external leaks. remove and test thermostat and check for hot/cold spots in radiator. this can be circulation problems and just make sure that the fans are operation, but i feel that over heating so quickly it will not be a fan issue at this time. If all these are okay, get a head check done to test for exhaust gasses in the cooling system, if so this will be a head gasket or head problem.
Oct 18, 2017 at 9:02 AM
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ANGELASEXTON
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Thank you so much.
Oct 19, 2017 at 9:23 AM
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MHPAUTOS
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Okay, thank you for using 2carpros, please feel free to post back if you have further concerns with this problem.
Oct 19, 2017 at 9:43 AM
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