My car is overheating can't figure out why?

Asked by 2001mustangmike Aug 08, 2020 at 03:41 PM about the 2001 Ford Mustang Convertible RWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

My 2001 mustang runs good.  Fresh tune up,
coolant flush, thermostat and cat.  Runs great
for 30 minutes or so on freeway then start to
run hot. After getting off the freeway it returns
to normal temp. Any ideas as to why this is
happening?

2 Answers

157,825

This is a coolant circulation problem. I'd suspect the water pump is bad. Hope that helps! Jim

735

Did you purge the air from your coolant system

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