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You can turn on the heater as that will cool the coolant more. If the car is sitting still and off, opening the hood will help. If you have a hose available..spraying the radiator with help drop the coolant temperature by increasing the radiator's efficiency.

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Shut the engine off, open the hood and wait.

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