Of the four cars I’ve worked on in the last month that came in with an overheating concern, one was due to blown hoses at the junction to the heater core, one was due to improper bleeding after a radiator replacement, and two were due to stuck thermostats.
If this “mechanic” has never seen a stuck thermostat cause overheating, then I seriously doubt his 10 years of experience is doing much more than oil changes and pad slaps in the AutoZone parking lot. I’d cross him off the list of people to learn things from. He’s a hack.
Of the four cars I’ve worked on in the last month that came in with an overheating concern, one was due to blown hoses at the junction to the heater core, one was due to improper bleeding after a radiator replacement, and two were due to stuck thermostats.
If this “mechanic” has never seen a stuck thermostat cause overheating, then I seriously doubt his 10 years of experience is doing much more than oil changes and pad slaps in the AutoZone parking lot. I’d cross him off the list of people to learn things from. He’s a hack.