Q: It's overheating. New pump, radiator, thermostat and reservoir cap

asked by on July 16, 2016

When idling the gage goes up to the middle but when on interstate it climbs higher and check coolant comes on

My car has 138000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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