Make sure that there are no belts missing. also it is possible that you might have air trapped in the cooling system after changing the radiator and thermostat. Make sure your cooling fan comes on it should kick on just before the antifreeze reaches 220 degrees and stay on till it drops back down to 190 . If your belts are in place and not slipping and fan is working it is most likely that you have a bad head gasket. especially if it overheats very quickly after starting the engine when it is cold. replacing the head gasket is an expensive repair so hopefully it wont be that.
YOUR WATER PUMP COULD BE BAD.CHECK TO SEE IF WEEP HOLE LEAKING IS SO REPLACE IT IF NOT.MAKE SURE COOLANT FAN IS WORKING.HAVE RADIATOR SHOP PRESSURIZE COOLANT SYSTEM.TO CHECK FOR LEAKING HEAD GASKET.ALSO HAVE RADIATOR SHOP FLUSH RADIATOR.IF ITS CLOGGED UP.IT WILL CAUSE OVERHEATING PROBLEMS.ALSO MAKE SURE YOUR ENGINE COOLANT MIXTURE 50% WATER 50% ANTIFREEZE.TOO MUCH WATER IN RADIATOR WILL CAUSE OVERHEATING.
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