Q: Car keeps overheating,temp keeps rising
Sooo bought the car used , within the past 90 days things I have replaced= radiator, thermostat, water pump (all brand new), oh changed the front valve gasket cover Since the gasket cover got replaced, the car doesn't smoke anymore, but idk why the temp still runs high all the way to the red line. Before the gasket was changed once the temp got all the way high, the car would shut off. Now since I've replaced the gasket it's still running hot, the temp still rises (it's actually rises faster now) within 1 mile of driving the temp already goes to the max Help plz
My car has 187000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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