Q: Is it my battery
I got my water pump replaced about 2 months ago my thermostat normally stays at a quarter between hot and cold but if it goes halfway or past halfway when I shut my car off it will not turn back on for a couple hours but if I wait two three hours and try to turn it on it'll start right up do you think that's my battery
My car has an automatic transmission.
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