LiL3viL

So this morning i drive my stang to school, i let it set for an hour for class then i come back out to my car to start it and i was gonna idle in for a while. but i start my car and the temp slowly starts going up. it got up to about 230 or 240 before i realize it so i shut it off. after letting it set for about 10 minutes i go to start it and it just cranks, wont turn over. i let it set for about 30 minutes then it starts up and i limp it home, having to stop a couple times to let it cool down so im thinking that the thermostat is messed up. what else could it be? its never done this before btw

thanks in advance for any replys

FORD TOUGH

Are you loosing any coolant?

LiL3viL

no im not leakin coolant, i popped the hood and checked all the hoses and everything seemed to be tight. i couldnt spot any coolant on the ground either

FivePointOhh

did you look to see if there was any coolant in the rad?

does it only overheat while is sitting still or when its driving or both?

LiL3viL

yeah there was coolant in the rad, it doesnt over heat as bad when i was driving it but it was still getting up there to almost the same temp.

FivePointOhh

generally speaking, if it overheats more when sitting still its your fan clutch needs to be replaced, if it overheats while driving its your t-stat.

FORD TOUGH

That was what I was thinking. Also if it overheats while driving it could be a clogged radiator, or a bad water pump.

LiL3viL

it didnt over heat as much when driving, but when i would come to stop it would shoot right up. is there any other way to see if the fan clutch is bad?

FivePointOhh

spin it by hand. see if its tough to turn or doesnt spin very freely.


i'd replace your fan clutch(or now would be a good time to go electric fan) flush out your cooling system and add new coolant.

LiL3viL

i just went out and its hard to spin so that must be it. thanks for all the advice guys, now its more money i gotta spend lol. i just ordered some roller rockers and pushrods and lifters for my hci swap. i guess that would be a good time to do it anyways