If you haven't replaced the thermostat, now would be a good time. If that's not it, check the impellers on the water pump. The temperature gage is supposed to rise to around mid level. If you mean it is getting hot, then Replace the thermostat. Also check the operation of the cooling fan and the water pump. Another possibility is that the cooling system needs to be bled. There may be air trapped in the system. another thing we often see with this era northstar is blown head gaskets.
Try replacing the radiator fuse relay
You need to check coolant temperature sensor and the water pump.
When the thermostat and radiator were replaced, coolant could have dripped into an electrical connector or a sensor could be disconnected or damaged. Check the temperature sensor and crankshaft sensors first.
Could be a collapsed lower radiator hose, perhaps a bad thermostat.
Be careful there is a temperature coolant switch mounted next to the thermostat housing. I thought this was the sensor and replaced it by mistake. There is another sensor.
the hoses leading to and from your radiator might be clogged. If you had a rusty radiator, the rust may have clogged the hoses that carry the coolant. you should check all your hoses and even flush them out.
If your heater core wasn't leaking at the time your radiator was replaced , then ( no ) That would be two separate jobs
The cooling fan should run continuously when the A/C is on. See if it is running, and if not check the fuse, and thermal relay. If they are good, see if the fan motor itself it good. If all this checks out, the drain and flush the radiator with a chemical flush. Also make sure the front of the radiator is free of debris.
check radiator for small leaks or cooling lines which would most definitely cause it 2 steam when running after awhile
The radiator will need to be replaced. Sometimes, it may seem that the radiator itself is leaking but it could be the radiator "hose" that is leaking. In this case, the radiator hose needs to be replaced and clamped tightly.
There is a sensor that detects temperature to turn the fan on in some vehicles, this sensor may need to be replaced.
I had a similar experience with my 68 Fleetwood Series 75 Limo. The problem was a plugged radiator. Cadillac uses a 4-row radiator for these heavy duty vehicles just to keep them from overheating. Before I replaced the radiator, I would make sure the lower radiator hose is not weak. A weak lower hose can "suck closed" starving the water pump for water and resulting in over heating. Make sure the lower hose has a spring in it. This spring is there to prevent the hose from getting sucked closed under normal conditions. There is a powerful suction created by the water pump and can collapse the lower hose without the spring. Baring problems with the hoses (and you have replaced other possible causes), I would suspect the radiator is getting old and plugged up. I did not have any success with radiator cleaning as it was so old and weak, it had to be replaced. Overheating is a thing of the past now.