heythereamberr
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About a year ago I bought this car for 5 grand from a hole in the wall dealership. Had 166,000 mileso n it. I am 19 and I needed a good little car to commute. This car has been nothing but a pain in the butt. From right after I bought it it started running hot. The heater blew out cold air, it was a mess. They replaced the engine for me and it worked fine for about six months. Ever since I got the air fixed the car has been running hot with or without the a/c running. Some days it doesn't run hot, some days it does. Somedays it will hit the red mark in about five minutes then only take a few minutes to cool down below halfway. The thermostat has been replaced. Everytime the radiator gets flushed a bunch of grit looking stuff and little black bits comes out. Every SINGLE time it gets flushed. we don't know where it is or what it's coming from. The heater blows out cool air and no longer works. And it chooses when it wants to run hot, which is most of the time. It just takes about ten minutes before it does. I don't know what else to do, I am young, in college, and about out of options. Could I need a new radiator, water pump, heater core? Does anyone know what could be done? Any help is greatly appreciated.