I agree, 99% of the time it will be the Plastic Crossover if you still have it. Amazingly, my 96 GT still has the original plastic crossover, im simply waiting for it to break anyway now to warrant doing a PI swap .

 

its alive i think. OK after getting raped at jewel for 2 gal of the cheapest coolant for 25.00 which at the time i was just about mad about paying that much for coolant and it was 50/50 well anyway i poured it in started it drove it for like 20 mins nothing leaked out.But i still need more coolant beacse the gauge was goin up for the temp and i had no heat so i still have to buy more but i dont think i have a crack so i will have to wait till tommorrow its -3 in IL right now

 

Happened to my old 96 GT the same exact way. It was the intake manifold. At the time it happened, it was still under warranty. However, the same thing happened on my 03 GT several months ago, had to replace the manifold.

 

Good lord, you guys must really beat on your cars. [&:]

 

if its the intake manifold take it to the dealer and they will fix it for free ford had a law suit on that... they will give you the new pi intake manifold with the crossover.. thats what they did for my brothers 98 gt.. everyone likes free right

 

man!!...i had an intake manifold problem about 2 months ago. and i had to get a replacement.so any intake manifolds problems are free????

 

yes if it has to do with the stock one cracking then they willintall the one with the aluminum cross over

 

Wrong. You get a NPI intake with aluminum crossover. And since he has a '96 GT, he's SOL and has to pay for it out of pocket. That recall was only for 7 years on '96 Mustangs.

 

whattt, well my car is okay i think i red lined it and it just over heated and came out the radiator cap.I drove it the next day after i filled it up that is and had no problems.butttttt if your telling me that ford will replace it for free with a new pi intake which at this sec im looking at a hammer i will go out there{after icall my local ford dealer that is) chris

 

You don't get a PI intake manifold!!!