I have replaced my radiator, thermostat, water pump, electronic coolant sensor and have put in new head gaskets. I am still overheating but it is intermittent and never while i am driving on the highway. My fan is working properly and switches to a faster speed when i turn on my AC. The only thing i can think of is maybe my fan is shutting off sometimes when it shouldn't....which would make sense with this intermittent problem>???? Anyone have any suggestions?
Overheating Question
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S/CBlack95GT
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S/CBlack95GT said:
I dont know what the temps are....all i know is what i see on the gauge and see under the hood. The needle will go all the way up in the red on the gauge, way to the right of the word "normal". Ofcourse i will pull over imeadiately and wait for it to cool down. Now once it cools for a bit and i take off, sometimes i can go for ever and the needle will be at the "R" on the gauge and other times i will over heat right away.
Engel
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I would make sure the fan is working properly. I replaced my whole fan assembly and still was overheating. Turns out fan connecter went bad and I had to hit up the junk yard and replace it..
Watch out for bad thermostats too, I have had one or two bad thermostats from autozone. I have the OE radiator in 90 degree + hot humid weather and it seems to cool good enough. From my experience with the stock thermostat everytime it said I was overheating I was
Watch out for bad thermostats too, I have had one or two bad thermostats from autozone. I have the OE radiator in 90 degree + hot humid weather and it seems to cool good enough. From my experience with the stock thermostat everytime it said I was overheating I was
Engel said:I would make sure the fan is working properly. I replaced my whole fan assembly and still was overheating. Turns out fan connecter went bad and I had to hit up the junk yard and replace it..
Watch out for bad thermostats too, I have had one or two bad thermostats from autozone. I have the OE radiator in 90 degree + hot humid weather and it seems to cool good enough. From my experience with the stock thermostat everytime it said I was overheating I was
I'm going to get the fan checked out today. I got a brand new thermostat but i suppose i can buy another one just to play safe. It's really hard to fix a intermittent problem!
94-302-vert
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When you changed all this stuff did you flush the system out? I was AMAZED at the accumulated crap my engine had in it when I did this. I had the WP off so I jsut ran the hose through the passages...
Striped5.0 said:
Yes im sure it wasnt put in backwards. It doesnt overheat all the time, just sometimes. Yesterday i was driving all morning with no problems. I drove in the afternoon for about 45 minutes untill it overheated, but before that it was at the "R" in the word normal the whole time. It just seems like something is malfunctioning and then correcting itself later.
eschlenz
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I'm having the same problem dude. After years of replacing parts, reading forums and diagnosing... I've come to the conclusion my CCRM has gone bad. My fan turns on with my manual switch, with AC on and with defrost on. But I have *SEEN* it not come on occasionally. It's possible it's a bad/loose connection. But others have had their CCRMs go out on them too. So that's my guess.
In fact, read my thread. See if you have the same symptoms. It may help:
http://forums.stangnet.com/showthread.php?t=564044
In fact, read my thread. See if you have the same symptoms. It may help:
http://forums.stangnet.com/showthread.php?t=564044
mo_dingo
20+ Year Stangneter 
The fan connection has a ford recall for it, as it gets burnt up. Do a search here for more info.
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