engine heating up

slowmotion00 · October 17th, 2007, 10:29 PM

hey i,m new here and got a question my 96 gt is heating up exceptionally bad, i have changed the t stat and water pump.
i drive over road truck and dont have a lot of home time to experiment.
and the fans are working

02StangGToWNEr · October 17th, 2007, 11:04 PM

Hows the coolant level??? Any leaky hoses???

HMUSN · October 17th, 2007, 11:08 PM

welcome to the forums.

it could be a number of things.

have a rad. leak perhaps?

^ like he said how is your coolant level?

any white smoke when you floor it?

slowmotion00 · October 17th, 2007, 11:11 PM

coolant is full but does seem to dissapear slowly, cant find any leaks as of yet

slowmotion00 · October 17th, 2007, 11:13 PM

coolant is full but does seem to dissapear slowly, cant find any leaks as of yet

slowmotion00 · October 17th, 2007, 11:16 PM

all the hoses look good

HMUSN · October 17th, 2007, 11:19 PM

how slow?

time frame?

and and smoke ?

slowmotion00 · October 17th, 2007, 11:27 PM

no smoke from what i am told from friends never really measured drop in coolant in time but hard running i guess quart a week

HMUSN · October 17th, 2007, 11:29 PM

yea.. that's not slow at all..

you need to have a compression check.

that's a bad head gasket.

slowmotion00 · October 17th, 2007, 11:31 PM

well i was of similar thought just was hpping otherwise as i dont have the money to do that right now

HMUSN · October 17th, 2007, 11:34 PM

that's what it sounds like man.

I would bring it to a shop to inspect it further.

slowmotion00 · October 17th, 2007, 11:34 PM

i was thinking of going and sabeing up and putting a 5.4 in their
what do you think

HMUSN · October 17th, 2007, 11:37 PM

heh..

it will be costly.
that's for sure.

much more than we are both probably willing to spend honestly.

slowmotion00 · October 17th, 2007, 11:41 PM

got a couple friend work for ford i just not made it by anyof their house to get looked at though the one told me it is a real pain to pull heads off
and he has done a swap once befor on anouther ride i dont know what all it entails other than needing different computer and doing some rewire work though i guess their will be some other mods needing done

HMUSN · October 17th, 2007, 11:44 PM

you would need a shit load of fab work to fit a 5.4

I would save up and just do a pi swap at this point.

slowmotion00 · October 17th, 2007, 11:46 PM

ok i was just thinking about it anyway . what would a pi cost ?

HMUSN · October 17th, 2007, 11:49 PM

you would be buying

heads
cams
and an intake.
search around.. there are good deals.

it should cost you under a grand including install.

slowmotion00 · October 17th, 2007, 11:52 PM

cool i will look into it
appreciate the time gotta run

02StangGToWNEr · October 17th, 2007, 11:59 PM

Originally Posted by HMUSN

you would need a shit load of fab work to fit a 5.4

I would save up and just do a pi swap at this point.

+1

And good luck man, keep us updated on the car.

October 17th, 2007, 10:29 PM	#1
slowmotion00 Newbie Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 13 Blog Entries: 1 iTrader: 0 reviews	engine heating up hey i,m new here and got a question my 96 gt is heating up exceptionally bad, i have changed the t stat and water pump. i drive over road truck and dont have a lot of home time to experiment. and the fans are working

October 17th, 2007, 11:08 PM	#3
HMUSN Doc 1986 SVO Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 36,836 iTrader: 9 reviews	welcome to the forums. it could be a number of things. have a rad. leak perhaps? ^ like he said how is your coolant level? any white smoke when you floor it? __________________

October 17th, 2007, 11:19 PM	#7
HMUSN Doc 1986 SVO Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 36,836 iTrader: 9 reviews	how slow? time frame? and and smoke ? __________________

October 17th, 2007, 11:29 PM	#9
HMUSN Doc 1986 SVO Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 36,836 iTrader: 9 reviews	yea.. that's not slow at all.. you need to have a compression check. that's a bad head gasket. __________________

October 17th, 2007, 11:34 PM	#11
HMUSN Doc 1986 SVO Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 36,836 iTrader: 9 reviews	that's what it sounds like man. I would bring it to a shop to inspect it further. __________________

October 17th, 2007, 11:04 PM	#2
02StangGToWNEr Hardcore Enthusiast 2006 Mustang GT Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 2,698 iTrader: 0 reviews	Hows the coolant level??? Any leaky hoses???

October 17th, 2007, 11:11 PM	#4
slowmotion00 Newbie Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 13 Blog Entries: 1 iTrader: 0 reviews	coolant is full but does seem to dissapear slowly, cant find any leaks as of yet

October 17th, 2007, 11:13 PM	#5
slowmotion00 Newbie Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 13 Blog Entries: 1 iTrader: 0 reviews	coolant is full but does seem to dissapear slowly, cant find any leaks as of yet

October 17th, 2007, 11:16 PM	#6
slowmotion00 Newbie Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 13 Blog Entries: 1 iTrader: 0 reviews	all the hoses look good

October 17th, 2007, 11:27 PM	#8
slowmotion00 Newbie Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 13 Blog Entries: 1 iTrader: 0 reviews	no smoke from what i am told from friends never really measured drop in coolant in time but hard running i guess quart a week

October 17th, 2007, 11:31 PM	#10
slowmotion00 Newbie Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 13 Blog Entries: 1 iTrader: 0 reviews	well i was of similar thought just was hpping otherwise as i dont have the money to do that right now

October 17th, 2007, 11:37 PM	#13
HMUSN Doc 1986 SVO Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 36,836 iTrader: 9 reviews	heh.. it will be costly. that's for sure. much more than we are both probably willing to spend honestly. __________________

October 17th, 2007, 11:41 PM	#14
slowmotion00 Newbie Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 13 Blog Entries: 1 iTrader: 0 reviews	got a couple friend work for ford i just not made it by anyof their house to get looked at though the one told me it is a real pain to pull heads off and he has done a swap once befor on anouther ride i dont know what all it entails other than needing different computer and doing some rewire work though i guess their will be some other mods needing done

October 17th, 2007, 11:44 PM	#15
HMUSN Doc 1986 SVO Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 36,836 iTrader: 9 reviews	you would need a shit load of fab work to fit a 5.4 I would save up and just do a pi swap at this point. __________________

October 17th, 2007, 11:46 PM	#16
slowmotion00 Newbie Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 13 Blog Entries: 1 iTrader: 0 reviews	ok i was just thinking about it anyway . what would a pi cost ?

October 17th, 2007, 11:49 PM	#17
HMUSN Doc 1986 SVO Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 36,836 iTrader: 9 reviews	you would be buying heads cams and an intake. search around.. there are good deals. it should cost you under a grand including install. __________________

October 17th, 2007, 11:52 PM	#18
slowmotion00 Newbie Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 13 Blog Entries: 1 iTrader: 0 reviews	cool i will look into it appreciate the time gotta run

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