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94mustangkid

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Hey everyone I'm new to this so bare with me please.. I just bought I 94 5.0 mustang last week.. it made it made a 2 hour drive and lasted a week with me with no problems... but it now is starting to over heat.. I checked the oil and there is no coolant in it changed the thermostat the coolant is flowing in the radiator and there are no leaking wat so ever.. wat can the problem be? I'm a single dad with two baby girls please help don't have the money to take to the machanic to check it out so thought id give it a shot..

 

95Vert383AOD

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Make sure the radiator fan is coming on. If the fan comes on and its still overheating then i would change the thermostat and go from there.

 

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94mustangkid

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Yes the fan does come on and I already changed it thinking that was the problem..

 

95Vert383AOD

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Did you install the thermostat facing the right way? Check that the Radiator is properly filled and doesnt have crap in it. You could also have air somewhere in the system

 

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94mustangkid

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yep.. do u guys think its the housing unit? Could that cause it?

 

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94mustangkid

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When it gets hot and I park the coolant shoots thru the little hole in the reserve..

 

toyman

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94mustangkid said:

When it gets hot and I park the coolant shoots thru the little hole in the reserve..

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Are you referring to the overflow bottle? And where exactly is this hole the coolant 'shoots through'? The rad cap needs to hold pressure to 16 psi otherwise the coolant will flow into the overflow bottle as soon as the engine warms up. How did you test to ensure there is flow though the rad? Once the T-stat opens the top hose should be rock hard. How does the coolant look? Bright green or rusty or something else.

 

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94mustangkid

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Yes the over flow bottle and there is a little hole on the neck of it right under the cap.. I looked at another 94 mustang and the same exact hole is in that one too so I was guessing its suppose to be there.. I think I'm just gonna try and do the pump tho..

 

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I believe the radiator fan has a low and high speed. The high comes on at hot temperatures, make sure it kicks on and isn't just the slow one. Consider a radiator fluid change if it's old, it's less effective.

 

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if its the right 16 psi cap you might have a water pump problem. i have heard of pumps being pulled because of o/h and nothing left of the impeller. fan should not be the isue if your driving when it overheats unless your way into the power and it wont kick on. if pump wont fix it test coolant temp sensors on the stove.