Ford Repair: overheating, upper radiator hose, radiator core

Question
I have a 95 ford contour
My husband flushed the radiator and since then the car runs hot. We have check for air lock, replaced thermastate, and plugs due to hose busting. We have drained the raditor and redid the process with no help. Can it be the water pump? I have no leaking the car ran fine before I decided I wanted the radiator flushed. Any ideas will be appreciated.
Thanks
Tina

Answer
Tina, I'd check the cooling fan and see if it is coming on.  Also check the thermostat and see if it is opening.  Recheck for air in the cooling system, run the heater and make sure all the coolant is circulating, then turn it off and let it cool down - the reservoir level should reduce as it cools down.  
If the overheating occurs sitting still (like at a traffic light) then the cooling fan is first place to look.  If it happens while driving on the highway, then the thermostat is more likely.  I'd watch the gauge as it warms up - you should see the gauge move slowly from 'cold' to about 2/3 scale, then drop back when the thermostat opens and slowly return to the normal range.  If it doesn't drop, the thermostat didn't change position.
Also compare the temperature of all the hoses - the upper radiator hose will be hot when the thermostat opens, the heater hoses will both be hot as soon as the engine warms up.  See if the radiator is uniformly hot, or is only one side hot and the other side cold.  The flush could have loosened some sludge or scale and be blocking part of the radiator core.
Hope this helps...
Clay