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  • Start date Start date Jan 18, 2007

glowstang93

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A friend of mine has a 97 GT and posed a question for me to answer. He sais that when he turns the key on, a light comes on the dash that looks like a gas can with an X over it. It last for about 30 sex to 1 minute. He says it has gas in the tank.

Does anyone know what this light is and why it comes on?
 

V6muscle00

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coolant maybe.. does it come on when he turns the ignition to accessory or when he actually turns it on?
 

glowstang93

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As far as I know it is when he turns the key on and starts it. He said it stays on for 30 -60 second.
 

04YELLOWGT

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I dont know the answer but I would post this in 4.6 Tech.
 

TheCrazy1

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It really sounds like the low coolant light.
 

glowstang93

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I'm sorry I didn't post back what he found out. It was a bad sensor in the coolant reservoir.
 
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my j<x>ap spec V6 mustang has a wierd light - when you turn the ignition on, and the lights check themselves, one is a red light with the word heat on it, any idea? it has never come on in use..
 
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