1st Breakdown :(

95GT · Sep 6, 2008

Like the title says, today i was heading to work, the low coolant light came on, car overheated passing the H in the gauges. I open up the hood to see whats going on, 1st I noticed like a lil hole on the top side of the radiator shooting out coolant, so i open the radiator thing and everything just started coming out of it. Then i turned it on again after awhile after putting some water and white smoke started coming out the exhaust, and there was a loud clicking noise everytime a press the accelerator, Dunno what it is, I probably made the problem bigger by driving it to work... :crying:

95-stang · Sep 6, 2008

White smoke is usually condensation, i suspect it may have overheated too much and you have blown one or both head gaskets but if it was'nt happening before you have a problem.
The clicking could be pinging which comes with overheating, get it checked out.

95GT · Sep 6, 2008

Thanks 95-stang, i honestly dunno if this happened before, i had the car for like 2 weeks now and i was getting ready to do a compression test next week but now this came up and im so lost. :wall: :wall:

CC'S95GT · Sep 6, 2008

does the exhaust smell sweet (like antifreeze). like said before you've prob blown the head gaskets. sorry for the bad news and you're going to need a new rad too.

Trickflow.GT · Sep 6, 2008

time for a new head gasket and H/C/I :thumb:

ripper · Sep 6, 2008

Ditto. Head gasket went. Mine had just a tiny little leak into the coolant port. Blew coolant out of radiator.

El_Diablo · Sep 6, 2008

just make sure you dont try and drive it anymore and you should be able to save the shortblock if you haven't scared any bearings already..... deffinetly sounds like now would be a good time to beef things up if your able to

95GT · Sep 7, 2008

El_Diablo said:
just make sure you dont try and drive it anymore and you should be able to save the shortblock if you haven't scared any bearings already..... deffinetly sounds like now would be a good time to beef things up if your able to

Its parked at home i didnt even look at it 2day or moved it, just took the bus to work If its the head gaskets how much is it to get it fixed?

95GT · Sep 7, 2008

DESERTCOX05 said:
does the exhaust smell sweet (like antifreeze). like said before you've prob blown the head gaskets. sorry for the bad news and you're going to need a new rad too.

Yes it does smell like anti freeze :wall: :wall:

CC'S95GT · Sep 7, 2008

you'll need 2 head gaskets, intake manifold gasket, 2 exhaust manifold gaskets. the parts should not be to expensive. do you plan on doing it yourself?

El_Diablo · Sep 7, 2008

studding my top end with lock wire felpros and all new bolts, $90 worth of oil and a filter and so on meant i prolly spent a good 6-700 or more on my gasket job, you can do it fairly cheap if you just put it back together with stock parts, minimum i would upgrade the head gaskets and swap out for arp head bolts instead of stock replacements from ford

ripper · Sep 7, 2008

ARP bolts and Fel-Pro gaskets.

95GT · Sep 10, 2008

DESERTCOX05 said:
you'll need 2 head gaskets, intake manifold gasket, 2 exhaust manifold gaskets. the parts should not be to expensive. do you plan on doing it yourself?

I was planning on doing it myself but after a long talk with the dealership i bought it from they said they'll fix it at no charge, they just picked it up today, hopefully they can fix it quick..