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Originally Posted by sweetbmxrider
It honestly sounds like it was just low on coolant being that you had no heat and since you see a leak, it obviously needs repair. The fact that it continued to climb could be air pockets or a fan issue. You didn't really specify if the car was idling when it was climbing or if the fans were operating so its guessing at this point. Like the guys said, replace the leaking rad first then check for proper operation.
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Coolant levels were good, I check that on the regular. Car over heated while driving the first time, and over heated idling the second time after replacing t-stat.