Q: The temperate gauge goes all he way to 260. And then my van died and wouldn't start. I let it kool down and he. It started up agai
What might be he problem.? When I tried to restart the van it made noises and wouldn't start. I waited a bit and then it started. What could cause the overhearing and what do I do to fix it.
My car has a manual transmission.
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