had a bad experience any ideas...

Traidmarx · January 16th, 2009, 12:09 PM

last night here it was 16 degrees with the wind chill it was around 2 degrees. i left work, and noticed that the heat would not get hot...then noticed the motor getting hot...my first reaction was how the hell did this happen...i pull over pop the hood and the block is cold enough for me to touch. So i had text anthony(white thunder) see if he had any ideas. Kinda figured it was the gauge messing up. So i get back in the car drive about 5 more minutes and the temp is getting hotter and hotter, so i ignore figuring it was the gauge. Then notice steam pouring out from the hood so i pulled over again, Coolant had bubbled outta the radiator, so i checked the the overflow, it was full. So the car was hot enough to overheat, full of coolant yet the heat wouldn't get hot. Well coolant kept bubbling over, so it was low at that point so i waited a while to cool off while freezing my ass off eventually made it home. Put more antifreeze and water in the radiator. Started it up and ran fine i drove about an hour to make sure and has been fine since. What i'm thinking happened. is that when i fixed the coolant leak a while back i didn't put the right mix of antifreeze and water and it froze inside the block...what do you guys think??

ryans88gt · January 16th, 2009, 12:13 PM

probably had the thermostat freeze shut until it overheated in the engine and forced it open.

hopper · January 16th, 2009, 12:26 PM

i had this same thing happen when using shitty antifreeze or not mixing rich enough.
Also when buying a thermostate don't cheap out. but a good quality one. mine themostate stuck once as well. not fun i feel for you man.
drain it, change thermostat and fill with good prestone.

White Thunder · January 16th, 2009, 12:28 PM

i think he just bought a new one. i dont know if its a cheapie or not

hopper · January 16th, 2009, 01:00 PM

it is definetly worth the extra buck. I will never by a cheapie again. $8 difference to freeze my ass off, then spend half the day figureing out what is wrong, and thawing out all the line.
NO thank-you

Traidmarx · January 16th, 2009, 01:09 PM

yea i hear and it was just some $8 thermostat from advance, i was just more worried that it had cracked the block or something from freezing the coolant, may have just been the thermostat though.

izze01 · January 16th, 2009, 01:20 PM

Holy shit, the exact same thing happened to me yesterday, I thought my water pump went out, my car just started to over heat so i pulled over and shut the car off and the fluid was coming out of the overflow but the radiator was full so u think I should change my fluid as well and change the thermostat?

White Thunder · January 16th, 2009, 01:23 PM

might as well its cheap....

M L Struck · January 16th, 2009, 02:52 PM

just make it is a pop open style that way it always flows (fail safe)

izze01 · January 16th, 2009, 03:45 PM

i thought pretty much all of them were made fail safe now? I have to wait till the weather warms up and i get time off work to mess with the car, I think I am going to try and put it in a buddies garage then drain all the coolant and change the thermostat and get new fluid. then see what happens.

M L Struck · January 16th, 2009, 04:05 PM

No the zone still offers a $8 model

nolife · January 16th, 2009, 04:06 PM

Hopefully it was something simple, either way... get a coolant tester, they are like $5 at Wal-Mart

notfastenuff · January 16th, 2009, 04:20 PM

sounds like the thermostat was frozen to me

e3sean · January 16th, 2009, 05:32 PM

easy fix move to phoenix and never have a freeze problem ever..

White Thunder · January 16th, 2009, 06:48 PM

lol sean

Speedstang302 · January 17th, 2009, 06:18 AM

yeah i've used mr gasket thermostats on almost everything...never once had a problem..and there like 12 bucks

black5.0 · January 17th, 2009, 10:49 AM

Yeah i dont think you crank your block you would know that prett fast.

January 16th, 2009, 12:09 PM	#1
Traidmarx Hardcore Enthusiast 1995 Mustang GT SLOWER THAN OLD PEOPLE FUCK..:-( Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Roanoke,VA Posts: 2,079 iTrader: 0 reviews	had a bad experience any ideas... last night here it was 16 degrees with the wind chill it was around 2 degrees. i left work, and noticed that the heat would not get hot...then noticed the motor getting hot...my first reaction was how the hell did this happen...i pull over pop the hood and the block is cold enough for me to touch. So i had text anthony(white thunder) see if he had any ideas. Kinda figured it was the gauge messing up. So i get back in the car drive about 5 more minutes and the temp is getting hotter and hotter, so i ignore figuring it was the gauge. Then notice steam pouring out from the hood so i pulled over again, Coolant had bubbled outta the radiator, so i checked the the overflow, it was full. So the car was hot enough to overheat, full of coolant yet the heat wouldn't get hot. Well coolant kept bubbling over, so it was low at that point so i waited a while to cool off while freezing my ass off eventually made it home. Put more antifreeze and water in the radiator. Started it up and ran fine i drove about an hour to make sure and has been fine since. What i'm thinking happened. is that when i fixed the coolant leak a while back i didn't put the right mix of antifreeze and water and it froze inside the block...what do you guys think?? __________________ 1995 Mustang GT..4.30's,BBK Longtubes, Off Road X-Pipe,Magnaflow Catback,BBK Intake,BBK Underdrive Pulleys Walbro 255lph pump,accel dizzy,MSD Coil,MSD 8.5 Super Conductors,front sway bar removed, more coming soon. Last edited by Traidmarx; January 16th, 2009 at 12:13 PM.

January 16th, 2009, 12:13 PM	#2
ryans88gt MM Fanatic Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bloomington, IL Posts: 4,627 iTrader: 0 reviews	probably had the thermostat freeze shut until it overheated in the engine and forced it open. __________________ 88 GT CHI headed 351w 10.8 @ 125 - still figuring it out. 03 Cobra 2.3 whipple 10.7 @ 129 - sold it 04 Mach 1 12.7 @ 109 mostly stock - sold it 89 LX procharged 302 515 hp 497 ftlbs 10.7 @130 mph - sold it

January 16th, 2009, 01:09 PM	#6
Traidmarx Hardcore Enthusiast 1995 Mustang GT SLOWER THAN OLD PEOPLE FUCK..:-( Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Roanoke,VA Posts: 2,079 iTrader: 0 reviews	yea i hear and it was just some $8 thermostat from advance, i was just more worried that it had cracked the block or something from freezing the coolant, may have just been the thermostat though. __________________ 1995 Mustang GT..4.30's,BBK Longtubes, Off Road X-Pipe,Magnaflow Catback,BBK Intake,BBK Underdrive Pulleys Walbro 255lph pump,accel dizzy,MSD Coil,MSD 8.5 Super Conductors,front sway bar removed, more coming soon.

January 16th, 2009, 04:06 PM	#12
nolife Hardcore Enthusiast 91GT, 88GT, 02GT Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 2,878 Blog Entries: 3 iTrader: 0 reviews	Hopefully it was something simple, either way... get a coolant tester, they are like $5 at Wal-Mart __________________

January 16th, 2009, 05:32 PM	#14
e3sean I Post Entirely Way Too Much 1988 lx 9.68@142 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: goldsboro NC Posts: 5,596 iTrader: 0 reviews	easy fix move to phoenix and never have a freeze problem ever.. __________________

January 16th, 2009, 12:26 PM	#3
hopper Regular Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 390 iTrader: 0 reviews	i had this same thing happen when using shitty antifreeze or not mixing rich enough. Also when buying a thermostate don't cheap out. but a good quality one. mine themostate stuck once as well. not fun i feel for you man. drain it, change thermostat and fill with good prestone.

January 16th, 2009, 01:00 PM	#5
hopper Regular Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 390 iTrader: 0 reviews	it is definetly worth the extra buck. I will never by a cheapie again. $8 difference to freeze my ass off, then spend half the day figureing out what is wrong, and thawing out all the line. NO thank-you

January 16th, 2009, 01:20 PM	#7
izze01 Regular 1994, mustang gt N/A Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Clarksville Posts: 292 iTrader: 0 reviews	Holy shit, the exact same thing happened to me yesterday, I thought my water pump went out, my car just started to over heat so i pulled over and shut the car off and the fluid was coming out of the overflow but the radiator was full so u think I should change my fluid as well and change the thermostat?

January 16th, 2009, 02:52 PM	#9
M L Struck Hardcore Enthusiast 85 GT/86 SVO/2010 GT500 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Rossville IN Posts: 1,183 iTrader: 0 reviews	just make it is a pop open style that way it always flows (fail safe)

January 16th, 2009, 03:45 PM	#10
izze01 Regular 1994, mustang gt N/A Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Clarksville Posts: 292 iTrader: 0 reviews	i thought pretty much all of them were made fail safe now? I have to wait till the weather warms up and i get time off work to mess with the car, I think I am going to try and put it in a buddies garage then drain all the coolant and change the thermostat and get new fluid. then see what happens.

January 16th, 2009, 04:05 PM	#11
M L Struck Hardcore Enthusiast 85 GT/86 SVO/2010 GT500 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Rossville IN Posts: 1,183 iTrader: 0 reviews	No the zone still offers a $8 model

January 16th, 2009, 04:20 PM	#13
notfastenuff Regular Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 122 iTrader: 0 reviews	sounds like the thermostat was frozen to me

January 17th, 2009, 06:18 AM	#16
Speedstang302 I Post Entirely Way Too Much 1996 Mustang GT 13.64@101mph Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Massachusetss Posts: 5,799 iTrader: 1 reviews	yeah i've used mr gasket thermostats on almost everything...never once had a problem..and there like 12 bucks __________________ 1990 GT- 5.0L \|BBK Shortys\|VRS O/R X\| SLP LM1 Catback\|BBK CAI\| Centerforce Clutch\|MGW Short Throw\| Alum D/S\| 3.73's\| Steeda Springs...about as stock as a 5.0 comes now a days..much more to come

January 17th, 2009, 10:49 AM	#17
black5.0 Enthusiast 90 mustang notchback Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 503 iTrader: 0 reviews	Yeah i dont think you crank your block you would know that prett fast. __________________ 306 Turbo Notch D&G Tuned

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