Q: Car continues to overheat

asked by on March 05, 2017

Hello Ok so my dodge intrepid keeps overheating I have replaced the water pump, radiator and thermostat. What else can it be. I have bled the system also.

My car has 120000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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