OVERHEATING 4.6 *UPDATE*

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85/96gt

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well i thought i figured out the problem .. i thoguht i found a small crack in the intake by the thermostate.. but its hard to see and might nto be .. my dad sems to think that it has a cracked head.. there are alot of air bubbles non stop coming up in the radiator... maybe its and intake gasket tho??? i really dont no..i cant imgine it willbe any fun tryingt o put a head on this car... anyway of telling if its just a gasket ? or maybe an intake gasket?

 

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• Apr 26, 2004

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Dude its probally your intake. The only way you will find out what your problem is if you take it off and inspect it. I had coolant leak for like 6 months and still drove my car around but my leak wasnt that bad

 

RysRed96GT

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i doubt it's ur heads. has ur intake manifold exploded with coolant yet? if not, you're prolly due for an explosion. the 96/97 manifolds were silently recalled and are replaced with a 98 style (solid crossover). so it might be a leak in the radiator. only way to fix it and get a free recall is to keep the motor at 4K for a while, that should crack it.


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just replace it with a PI manifold. that way when you take it apart, you can see where (if) it's leaking

 

RysRed96GT

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• Apr 26, 2004

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RysRed96GT said:

i doubt it's ur heads. has ur intake manifold exploded with coolant yet? if not, you're prolly due for an explosion. the 96/97 manifolds were silently recalled and are replaced with a 98 style (solid crossover). so it might be a leak in the radiator. only way to fix it and get a free recall is to keep the motor at 4K for a while, that should crack it.


or...

just replace it with a PI manifold. that way when you take it apart, you can see where (if) it's leaking

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other thing. even my 98 manifold leaked, but it was around the coolant temp sensors, both of them. it fixed it after my swap.

 

baddest65

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• Apr 26, 2004

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i'll offer my .02 cents if you dont mind. as far as i understand, bubbles coming into the radiator are a tell-tale sign that you have a cracked head or blown head gasket. as the explosion happens in the chamber, some of that exhaust gas makes its way into a water passage in the head, thus causing bubbles to come up through the radiator.

BUT, i dont know that much about 4.6s and i didnt follow your other thread...so maybe i dont know what i'm talking about.

 

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85/96gt

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• Apr 26, 2004

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hmm yes we are suspecting a head casue of al the bubbles BUT .. OK LISTEN TO THIS EVERYONE.. called ford... they say ...thre was NO recall on the intakes it was only a constomer warning with an extended 8 year warrenty im a year late.. no recall they claim a new intake new from them ''wich i wouldnt get anyways'' is almost 600.00
but they say NO RECALL!!?

 

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85/96gt

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• Apr 26, 2004

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o ya does ym car have cast iron heads? ''96''