Lanzar

99 GT 5 spd, was out driving today and when I stopped a bunch of steam was coming out from the hood. I drove home as fast as I could and once everything got cooled down I refilled the anti freeze and started it up and it looks like a damn green waterfall behind the alternator. What the hell did I do? My buddy says to check for a busted coolant bypass hose to the water pump, others have said it could be a cracked intake manifold which I hope it's not cause i can in no way afford that. Any ideas on what I should look at when I tear it down tomorrow?

oxfordgt

Time to get a new intake with an aluminum crossover. Check ebay you can get one for around $200.

Lanzar

Damn so you are pretty sure that's what it is then? I was so hoping for something cheaper/easier.

oxfordgt

Yeah thats about the only thing that will just leak out of the blue on this engine.

Lanzar

I am still going to hope that's not it! Any way to tell for sure?

oxfordgt

take off the alternator and look for the leak with the car running.

Lanzar

Do I dare run the car with no alternator on it? When I run it with the alternator on it seriously looks like a little green waterfall right behind the alternator coming from up above. It scares me.

oxfordgt

Then it is for sure the crossover. Sorry. Try taking it the the dealer and make them fix it under the TSB
https://mustangforums.com/recalls-an...d_0222/TSB.htm

Lanzar

I would love to try that but with the amount of leaking I have going on I won't be taking the car anywhere, guess I'll just have to get one off ebay and see if I can throw it on without destroying anything important... damn that's bad luck, only had the car a week and a half..

oxfordgt

Call the dealer. If they agree to fix it they will pay for the tow.