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If the cooling system has ONLY water in it, you need to add coolant in order to maintain a ceertain ratio of coolant content to water content. Water by itself is not sufficient to carry off the engine's heat. If you do have coolant in the system - then you should check the cooling fan for proper operation (i.e.: is it coming on and runnng when the cooling system is hot?) - Also check to determine if the water pump has failed. Because of the age of your vehicle (mine is a 2000) my guess is that it is going to be a failed cooling fan sensor, or a water pump failure.

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