overheating while driving down road?

2004 MERCURY MARAUDER
85,000 MILES • 4.6L • V8 • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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overheating while driving down road. i change thermostat, change temp senor for gauge. bled coolant system.
Jan 15, 2026 at 4:40 AM
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Can you hear the fan clutch kick in when the engine is hot? Also, you can have a plugged radiator either internally or externally. On the outside chance you have a blown head gasket, but lets go over these guides which will tell us what is going on.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/engine-overheating-or-running-hot

and

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zpNjYmmiYY

Please upload a short video in your response of the problem, so I can see what's going on

Jan 16, 2026 at 8:08 AM
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