Q: My car is over heating still. I've replaced the thermostat fixed hoses and noticed that the water I'm putting in the radiator is n

asked by on April 23, 2017

My radiator is clogged is there a way I can unclog it so my car can stop over heating??

My car has 178000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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