Q: My 1985 Mercedes 300 SD is over heating and the new cooling system is only 6 mo old?

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on October 05, 2017

6 months ago I began to over heat a lot. I took my car to my mechanics shop where he determined I had a clogged hose and as a result I cracked my radiator. He replaced my radiator and clogged hose and restored the coolant.For 5 1/2 months it ran great. 2 weeks ago it began to overheat and i put water in the reservoir. It ran fine for 10 days. 2 days ago, out of nowhere my car shot to high 100 mark indicating I was overheating. I had only drove to the store and it happened on my way home. I have not driven the car since that happened 2 days ago. The car has more than cooled down, and i have a galleon of water I am about to pour into the reservoir. My question is.. What do you think the problem can be? Please note I owned my car 5 yrs & I drove the car 4 years without ever putting any water. Now I have a new cooling system that is 6 mos old and i am having issues. Also, should I consider adding radiator fluid again or what? My mechanic is on vacation and unreachable, what do you think?

My car has 125000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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