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    my towncar keeps overheatin

    the thing will get hott and then it will boil over into the overflow tank for a while so i have to wait for it to cool. Upper radiator hose is boiling hot. Any ideas?
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    Thermostat is sticking most likely...

    Replace it, flush the system...

    And make sure to bleed all the air out of the system...
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      #3
      yep if the car hasnt had any cooling serivce recently that you know of, replace the Tstat and give it a good flush. Check out your fan clutch too... you should not be able to spin it very easily (engine off) when its hot.
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        #4
        Take a look at your radiator too as mine would still overheat after I changed the t-stat. So I swapped one of my parts car which was recently replaced and problem solved.

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