coolant leak...need diagnosis...pray to stang gods for me

[SAYNOTORICE]

yesterday night while driving i noticed my car was running really hot...so i was like wtf and i decided that the first thing i should do today is check my coolant level...so i check the reservoir...nothing...then i peek into the radiator...bone dry...then i notice a nice stain underneath the car...F**K!!!!!! so i poor some fluid into the radiator...and the leak starts, but i cant find the damn thing...it looks like all my hoses are fine and there is a considerable amount of the *****t on the block near the water pump, but the water pump is fairly new...could it be a f**ked head gasket or worse, the head itself??? i figure if the head is f**ked i would have felt a huge loss of power, but i only saw a liitle sluggishness symptomatic of running so hot...2morrow my pops and i are gonna try to figure where its coming from...any tips and suggestions on what might be going on????

 

[67390GTA]

Fill up the cooling system and bleed it of any air, then with the radiator cap off, start the engine and watch for bubbles to start forming in the radiator, there should be none (assuming the system is blead of any air pockets) if bubbles form while the engine is running you have a cracked block or head...if that is the case when you shut the car down after its up to operating temperature steam will come out of the exhaust pipes. If it is an external leak then you can get dye from a parts store to put in your cooling system with the coolant and run the car and shut it off and use a blacklight to find where the external leak is...I'm a Ford Technician so I actually do know what to look for, hope this helps

 

[SAYNOTORICE]

sounds good dude...thanx

 

[SAYNOTORICE]

uuumm how do i bleed off any air from the cooling system??

 

[Carney Woods]

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[Carney Woods]

sorry, It could be a lower intake gasket it happened to me a while back. Check were the intake meets the block (behind and above the water pump) or it could be a bad/cheap gasket seal on the water pump?

 

[67390GTA]

To bleed off the air in the system you will want to fill the radiator 3 inches from the top of the fill neck and fill the overflow tank up to the "cold line"...then start the engine with the rad cap off and keep your face out of the way because it could decide to spit some out. As the engine is running it will start pumping coolant, the level of coolant in the rad will drop but keep filling it up slowly back up to about 3 inches from the top of fill neck. Wait for the engine to get hot enough for the thermostat to open, the level will drop again, again add more to the radiator until it comes back up 3 in. from the top of the neck. Do this until there are no longer any big air bubbles blowing out the top and the level stays steady and doesn't drop anymore after the thermostat is open. Then put the cap on, top off the overflow tank if needed and you are ready to go. If the car overheats terribly after you have done this, even worse than before or faster, then there might be an air pocket left in there and you need to let the engine run longer with the cap off...remember to watch the temp guage very closely while doing this to make sure the engine is not going to over heat while you are bleeding the system.

 

[SAYNOTORICE]

just checking the stang to try to figure out what this is...i noticed there was a good amount of coolant around the lower intake where it meets the upper radiator hose...any idea if that is a sign of a blown head...or what else could this mean???

 

[IndyBlk5.0]

possible the water pump could be bad and blowing it out of the weep hole. Have you replaced your radiator hoses on your water pump before:? Mine were cracked. Check the thermostat housing... Mine cracked