Q: My car overheats
The car always runs hot, I've had a new thermostat, and new radiator tank and I just bought a clamp to keep the small hose on the radiator but no matter what it runs hot, everyone who works on my car always says it's fine, but what I've noticed is that no water never leaves the reservoir, only occasionally, so the only way to cool the engine is to wait until the car is unpressurized and then manually put water into the car and burp it, what should I do?
My car has 99000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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