Will not start after overheating?

2001 FORD TAURUS
100,000 MILES • 3.0L • 6 CYL • 2WD • MANUAL
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BRYANBACON
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On the highway it overheated, pulled over lots of fluid but would not retrain. put fluid changed the thermostat check spark on the spark plugs and still not firing.
Oct 2, 2022 at 8:46 AM
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STRAILER
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How does it sound when cranking over? If you upload a short video on how the engine sounds, I can tell if the engine is still good or not. In the meantime, you can perform a compression test to see if the engine still has life still in it. This guide will help:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-test-engine-compression

Let us know what happens and please upload pictures or videos of the problem.

Oct 3, 2022 at 7:34 AM
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