Engine over heated
11-21-2005, 11:52 AM
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Engine over heated
Hey everyone yesteday was a bad day for me, i bought a ford racing thermostat housing last week and i put it on yesterday, the bypass tube on the water neck was not tight, the hose was tight but the water neck has a threded tube in it for the bypass on the water pump. ford did not make it tight i guess. I did not know that it was leaking coolant, i let the car warm up and build pressure and it was not leaking, so i went for a drive. but as i was driving down the road i guess it built up more pressure from getting warm, and it started spraying all over the place under the hood, i did not smell anything or see anything as i was driving, but i looked at my temp and it was 180 or so, but the next time i looked at it, it was like 200 but that not to bad yet, so i turned on my fans, and it was still rising and then all of a sudden it jumped from 200 to 260 or so.
now i dont think 260 would hurt anything but like my polished intake and valve covers look like **** now. im just wondering if anyone thinks i should call ford and bitch at them for screwing up my stuff.
now i dont think 260 would hurt anything but like my polished intake and valve covers look like **** now. im just wondering if anyone thinks i should call ford and bitch at them for screwing up my stuff.
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11-21-2005, 04:35 PM
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RE: Engine over heated
ORIGINAL: Tims 88GT
Hey everyone yesteday was a bad day for me, i bought a ford racing thermostat housing last week and i put it on yesterday, the bypass tube on the water neck was not tight, the hose was tight but the water neck has a threded tube in it for the bypass on the water pump. ford did not make it tight i guess. I did not know that it was leaking coolant, i let the car warm up and build pressure and it was not leaking, so i went for a drive. but as i was driving down the road i guess it built up more pressure from getting warm, and it started spraying all over the place under the hood, i did not smell anything or see anything as i was driving, but i looked at my temp and it was 180 or so, but the next time i looked at it, it was like 200 but that not to bad yet, so i turned on my fans, and it was still rising and then all of a sudden it jumped from 200 to 260 or so.
now i dont think 260 would hurt anything but like my polished intake and valve covers look like **** now. im just wondering if anyone thinks i should call ford and bitch at them for screwing up my stuff.
Hey everyone yesteday was a bad day for me, i bought a ford racing thermostat housing last week and i put it on yesterday, the bypass tube on the water neck was not tight, the hose was tight but the water neck has a threded tube in it for the bypass on the water pump. ford did not make it tight i guess. I did not know that it was leaking coolant, i let the car warm up and build pressure and it was not leaking, so i went for a drive. but as i was driving down the road i guess it built up more pressure from getting warm, and it started spraying all over the place under the hood, i did not smell anything or see anything as i was driving, but i looked at my temp and it was 180 or so, but the next time i looked at it, it was like 200 but that not to bad yet, so i turned on my fans, and it was still rising and then all of a sudden it jumped from 200 to 260 or so.
now i dont think 260 would hurt anything but like my polished intake and valve covers look like **** now. im just wondering if anyone thinks i should call ford and bitch at them for screwing up my stuff.
11-21-2005, 05:04 PM
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RE: Engine over heated
ok here is a pic, yes i installed it but that does not matter is not like i did not tighten a hose up or anything, the bypass tube on the water neck backed its self out, i guess it was not tight. he arrow pitons to what came loose
[IMG]local://upfiles/11994/D109D9E347664ED89B3A5CC8456AE7C6.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]local://upfiles/11994/D109D9E347664ED89B3A5CC8456AE7C6.jpg[/IMG]
11-21-2005, 07:38 PM
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RE: Engine over heated
the housing came apart, the piece I circled is threaded into the housing of the waterneck and it unscrewed its self. if the hose poped off i would not of said anything i know that would be my faught but the waterneck is made of 2 pieces and it came apart.
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