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Immediately stop and shut the engine off, and call a tow truck. Otherwise you will damage your engine and end up spending way more than the wrecker fee to have it towed. Immediately have a trusted mechanic find out why it overheated. Do not start this engine again until the problem has been repaired. A simple $25 repair for a stuck thermostat, can turn into a $500 major repair of a blown head gasket or cracked head, if you continue to drive. You can also damage the automatic transmission when the engine overheats, as it is cooled by the radiator. A $1,500 repair. So immediately stop and shut it off.

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