Q: Car hard to start when water temp goes up to 100c
Car recently got top overhauled.. I noticed that from my tach, my water temp goes up to 100°c.. After a quick stop, my engine would crank but wont start.. It took me 30mins to wait and try starting the car which it did.. Coolant on my radiator nd rservoir's good.
My car has 137000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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