Q: Temperature went down after replacing battery
I was having overheating and leaking issues of my cooling system. I had one of your mechanics come out and he suggested changing the thermostat based on his analysis. He said it was likely stuck forcing water to come back up reservoir creating leak. I just replaced battery now car is not running hot. Can a battery effect that and should I still replace thermostat?
My car has 220000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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