Overheating can be caused by several issues. Low on coolant, leaks (internal or external), clogged radiator, bad thermostat, cooling fans not running, etc.
beatupchevy answered 5 years ago
over heating in a short distance sounds like bad head gasket , is there white goop under the oil fill cap ? Is the exhaust white ? Is it using coolant ?
Overheating at a short distance, not leaking now not working why is overheating
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