Q: My truck is running hot ns the water is bubbling over!!
I've had this car for 2 years now. Last week my car started getting hot so I added some water and coolant. Well today while in traffic the car started getting overheated again. So I went to an autozone and they man said they thermostat was broken. Now we're stuck on the side of the road because the overheated light came on. What should we do?
My car has 83500 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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