Just bought a 96 Mustang GT a week ago. The car sat for about 4 months before I bought it. When I was buying it the low coolant light was on, so I didn't think anything of it and filled it back up to the fill line in the resevoir. I drove it about 100 miles and it's half an inch to an inch below the fill line already. Is this normal for SN95's? I heard the head gasket might be going if the coolant is dissapearing....I had an 01 GT and never touched the coolant ever and never had an issue with it, but the motor is a little different....so anyway any input would be much appreciated thanks!
Newbie, Coolant issue HELP!
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You probably have a leak in the crossover on the thermostat side. The new crossovers are aluminum and don't develop the fatigue cracks that the plastic ones do. Get a PI intake with the aluminum crossover. You will gain HP and no more leaks. Fix it soon or you will be stranded as that fatigue crack will eventually go to critical length and the crossover will completely rupture all at once and loose all the coolant.
trombonedemon
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Get your self a coolant leak detector light, it looks like a writing pin, if you had a bad head gasket, you would burn coolant and white smoke would be in abundance out of the tail pipes, you probaly have 50/50 coolant, if your car sits for a while water will evaporate or find some where to go, nothing is completely sealed unless its heat treated wich is called Hermetically sealed, like Ricky117 stated check around the crossover and the thermostat housing for sighns of darkness, coolant leaves behind sweet, stinky, sticky film when it starts to leak.
The crossover has some wetness around the plenum...its not major but it's there. Like a slight film of stuff but its not a lot. The previous owner put in a new Plunum, throttle body, intake...Im thinking maybe the gasket to the plenum is bad? I just bought this car a week ago and spent every last dime on it so I can't afford to buy anything such as aluminum crossovers....as much as I would love to 
It's weird cause I used to have an 01 GT and I never had a coolant issue, although I never really checked it either...the motor's are the similar...
It's weird cause I used to have an 01 GT and I never had a coolant issue, although I never really checked it either...the motor's are the similar...Similar threads
