skillcapped

Couple weeks ago i was at a drive thru with my Ford Mustang 2005/89kmiles and then when i pulled up the car started to over heat. The hood had steam/smoke coming out it smelled like coolant, atleast half the coolant had spilled into the ground i think it came out of the cap. I look here on the forums and found out that it was possibly the thermostat so replaced the entire housing top and bottom and got a new cap and getting new coolant.

I thought the car was ok now but a week later i guess not because now my car is overheating ocasionaly the car will start to overheat and i have to pull over and wait til it cools down. Ive had people tell me its the water pump and even the head gasket? what do you guys think? Also another issue am having to that may be linked is that when the car is not moving and the engine is not going the AC will stop blowing ice cold and will become warm which very annoying and when i rev the engine it will start to blow cold again.

red96v6

Fans working?

JThor

The fans may not be working. Check to see if the radiator fan comes on when it starts getting hot.

Also, your radiator may be clogged. If the fans are working and you believe that the thermostat was put in correctly and is working, go to a radiator shop and have your radiator checked out. The shop should also be able to tell you if there is exhaust mixed in the fluid (blown head gasket). As long as you have not let the engine get really hot, the problem should be a minor fix and is probably not a head gasket or cracked head.