Q: Will the wrong radiator cooler make car run hot?

asked by on August 15, 2017

I had to replace the radiator and ever since then the temperature hand been going up but not all the way hot, the mark before hot. Will the wrong radiator coolent be the issue or could you advise me on what it could be.

My car has 193000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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