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Thank you all for the great discussion! I burped the system, no noticeable change. While driving to Austin the hose that runs coolant to the transmission failed and I had it replaced. When it was replaced they stated I was 4 quarts low in transmission fluid and filled it up. I drove off and the temp gauge still was about 3/4 to the red line. But after an hour or so it leveled off to slightly above half way. I am in Austin TX and our plan is to head west. I am not sure if the rig will just continue to run hot and be OK or if I should find another mechanic to trouble shoot. When I drive it i have constant anxiety, but I am running out of patience and money to keep going to mechanics. I am leaning towards having another mechanic take a shot at it, but I am beginning to become a bit dissolussioned because the temp typically doesn't rise until after an hour or two of driving which is hard to recreation for the mechanics, so they do not really see any overheating issue in their diagnostics.

Thanks Totem, I am going to burp the system asap and pray that helps!

Hey jjrbus. Thanks for the reply! The replacement parts were aftermarket parts. As far as replacing parts, all the fluids, belts and hoses, distributor cap, etc were to get the vehicle ready for our big trip. The radiator was rusted so that was replaced. Driving through Florida the heating issue started and we were led to belive it was a water pump issue, so we had that replaced along with the timing belt. That seemed to help some but it did not resolve the issue. Driving back from the Keys the fan shroud sheared off and destroyed the new radiator, so we had to get a new one. I put a lot of trust in the mechanics to get us the right parts, maybe that is naive but I am not too knowledgeable about these things, although learning a lot lately!

Hello Friends, I am looking for some advice on an engine issue. My temperature gauge starts creeping toward the red line after a couple hours highway driving, and it is very concerning as we are 3000 miles into our trip. It cools down at lower speeds and when at idle. I have a new timing belt, new radiator, new water pump, all new belts and hoses, new coolant, all new fluids,the head gasket was replaced in 1998, but I have no indication that anything is wrong there. I have stopped at multiple mechanics but since this happens after driving for a long period it never gets hot for them. My thoughts were that possibly we're overloaded, (I have not weighed us yet), the fan is not pulling enough fresh air, the new coolant was not flushed properly, or my expectations of the Warrior are unrealistic as we have been driving from NC to Key West to southern Texas in May. We have a 6 cylinder engine, 1992 warrior, 46,000 miles. Any insight would be very much appreciated. We are headed to Austin TX next if you know of any good mechanics. Thanks!!!