Q: My truck has been smelling hot for a couple of months.

asked by on December 03, 2016

My truck has been smelling hot and now overheats and smokes on right passenger side. Could this be my radiator? It has been smelling hot for a few months. Now I can not drive it because the temperature goes to hot immediately. It's also not wanting to start right away. This has never been a pro. Just had the starter replaced two years ago.

My car has 315000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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