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car is running hot since a hose blew

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sodaking663rd

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my heater hose blew a month ago or so...i don't drive the car that much but i have noticed since i replaced the hose and filled the coolant back to the appropriate level the car seems to be running hotter than it used to.
i have a mechanical water temp guage and it is running around 195...i could swear it used to run around 185-190 before. i have a decent amount of things done to the car and i know i should get a bigger radiator but someone mentioned to me that i should have bleeded the coolant system which i did not do.
can anyone explain how i am to do this? thanks for any input.
 

04sleeper

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Well if your fan is operating correctly and your water pump is not leaking then I would look to the either the radiator or the thermostat being the culprit.
What thermostat are you running and how old is it? How old is your radiator?
 

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water pump, radiator, thermostat and fan are all stock. although they are all 12 years old the car only has 52xxx on it
 

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I would say it would be a safe bet to get a new radiator and new 180 degree thermostat. Sounds like your stock stuff has served you well for many years.
 
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