"SMoo" > wrote in message
...
> The other day I went to get a new battery for my car, and on the way it
> overheated.
>

Is coolant level in the radiator dropping? If it isn't, then you don't have
a leak, and it's
probably the cooling fan like has been posted.

If it is dropping (and it probably is if you can smell coolant) then check
the end of
the air conditioning condensate drain on the underside of the car - if you
see coolant
coming out of there or smell it there, then you have a leaking heater core.

If you have coolant smell coming out of the tailpipe then the head gasket is
leaking.

Check for leaks elsewhere.

Ted