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Give us a detailed explanation of how it overheated. Did you drive it for 4 hrs back from where you bought it with no overheating?

Read this post I wrote on Legend overheating to get up to speed.
 
Use this process to make sure all the air is out of the cooling system.
Do this:
first turn the heat to full hot(opens the heater control valve to let coolant flow).
1. Open bleeder at thermostat housing and remove radiator cap(not resivoir cap).
2. Pour coolant into radiator until a steady stream of coolant without bubbles comes out bleeder.
3. Close bleeder.
4. Leave rad cap off and start engine. As engine warms up top off coolant as air burps out.
5. Massage upper radiator hose to help get air out.*CAUTION COOLANT IS HOT AND WILL BURN YOU* if you squeeze the hose too hard and coolant splashes out on your arm.
6. When engine reaches normal temp it should be good to go. Install radiator cap.
7. fill coolant resivoir to proper level.
8. Drive vehicle and monitor temp. After engine cools down completely remove rad cap and top off if necessary.
 
Do not operate your Legend with a known coolant leak. No matter how small. Inspect the top of the radiator(the plastic part) for signs of a small leak. Most all Legends develop a small crack and leak here. Your dad was smart to turn around and park the car.
You may be lucky and just been low on coolant. Service it up per the instructions above and try it again.
 
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