Q: Truck over heats while idling
I had my water pump and hoses changed out about 2 months ago, truck had not over heated since then. i was driving on the highway yesterday, and noticed when i got off the highway my truck was overheating. The temp got up to 240. Not sure what I could exactly be. Maybe the fan clutch??
My car has 220000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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