My water pump, belt and thermostat recently was change due to the pump locking up, now the heat gets really hot when the RPM's is over 1500 but cold at idle. What could be wrong?

Asked by ebailey22 Jan 28, 2015 at 10:41 AM about the 2010 Ford Escape Limited AWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

2010 Ford Escape Limited V6 (3.0) AWD

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make sure the coolant is up to proper level and burp the cooling system. Good you tube vids on that.

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Probably has air in the cooling system that needs to be purged out.

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