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Vivian Posted on May 14, 2015

Car over heats when going up long hills

We had been driving for an hour prior to the large mountain but not even half way up the mountain my temperature gage was in the red so we pulled over and the engine was smoking a bit. We let the vehicle there to cool while we caught a ride with the other people we went with and came back and was able to drive it home and in city is fine

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This is very typical of high-mileage engines. Cylinder compression begins to reduce, due to worn engine components, and the engine generates additional heat under load.
If you are certain that everything in your cooling system is ok, it may be time to consider an engine overhaul.

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