NEED HELP ASAP

[91MARO95STANG]

so my wife was driving her mustang and it over heated on her on the way to the store. was wondering what is the price range to fix a valve or 2? or should i just go biger than stock?

what should i do at this point engine has less than 2000 miles on the clock and so does the engine what should i do thanks.

5.0 stock
cobra lower and top intake

 

[91MARO95STANG]

ANYBODY PLZ

 

[dczsvt]

If its overheating what makes you think its a valve?

 

[94kingcbra]

make sure the fan is working, and that coolant topped off. Also make sure the thermostat is opening, if it's not opening, the lower radiator hose will be cold, and the upper will be hot. Good luck

 

[Tbuck07]

If its overheating what makes you think its a valve?

Agreed.

What are the symptoms of the car when it happened/after it happened? Did it get hot enough to do any damage?

Gotta be more in depth if youre wanting help man.

 

[MustangMoser]

first off when you say it overheated what do u mean? it went to the red for an instant before she was shut down or was there for several miles. these engines are pretty tough if you dont overheat but just for a few minutes. what makes you think a valve dropped? Most of the time the seat would have been damaged on an overheat and that means it droped into the cylinder and that means piston may be toast. Head gasket is more likely than valve though.

compression test all cylinders and return with the results.

 

[91MARO95STANG]

CAR WENT IN TO THE SHOP 2 DAYS AGO WHEN THE CAR IS DRIVING FOR MORE THAN 5 MINS IT STARTS TO SHAKE LIKE A MODAFUWCA

 

[91MARO95STANG]

so right now its at the docs getting checked every single part of hers by tomorrow lunch time they will have someo sort of answer to whats wrong with her

 

[Tbuck07]

MODAFUWCA

Whats that? Modafuwca? Haha.

 

[91MARO95STANG]

mother..........f......u......c.........k.....e........r.......

 

[ivan12]

Sounds like blown head gaskets

 

[Javi]

more likely ^

 

[91MARO95STANG]

a blown head gasket is that bad expensive or anything like that? thannks

 

[dczsvt]

a blown head gasket is that bad expensive or anything like that? thannks

Well thats what we thought mine was but it ended up being a cracked head instead. I got quoted 1000 bucks for parts and labor on my cobra, but i think its like 900 for just a regular 5.0

 

[MustangMoser]

cobra should cost the same as a gt for a headgasket

 

[dczsvt]

cobra should cost the same as a gt for a headgasket

negative, I was thinking the same thing just cause its a 5.0 but cobras have the gt40 head and gt have the E7 heads i think, either way it calls for a completely different gasket set

 

[MustangMoser]

They have different heads yes, but the head gasket should still be the same. water jackets dont change, head bolts dont change. autozone shows same gasket kit but ford may say differently.

 

[91MARO95STANG]

so ur telling me for new head gasket its gonna cost me 900$

 

[dczsvt]

so ur telling me for new head gasket its gonna cost me 900$

well thats what my estimate was gunna be from the ford dealership IF i had a GT, but I have a cobra so its like 100 bucks more BUT they are warranting their work here

 

[MustangMoser]

unless you can do it urself, parts would be about 250 to do the job 100% correct. New timing chain, water pump, gasket kit, head bolts, thermostat, etc.