Q: Overheating

asked by on June 10, 2017

Car started overheating. Cooled off when ac was on. Replaced fan clutch, thermostat did coolant flush now car overheats with the ac on?! Recently replaced radiator. Any ideas?

My car has 199k miles, has a manual transmission.

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