Car runs hot

Asked by redbanks89 Feb 12, 2019 at 08:00 AM about the 2001 Chevrolet Malibu

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

If I let my 01 Chevy Malibu sit in park and
run everything seems good but when I drive
down the street it runs hot. I've changed
water pump thermostat bled the coolant
system bypassed heater core  no signs of oil
and water mixing

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Mike answered 5 years ago

My guess is that your radiator is partially plugged. Check the cooling fins for debris then with the engine cold remove the radiator cap and look at the cooling tubes to see how much junk is at the end of each tube.

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