engine type
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I have a 2001 gt and ive been working under the hood. just latley ive noticed that when i go buy parts for my car some of them dont fit. for example, today i was buying a thermostat and told the guy i had a sohc. when i put the thermostat in, it didnt fit. i brought the part back and he told me that it had to be a dohc. i was looking up some gts and so far i cant find a dohc gt only cobras. the only thing is when you look at the engine it looks very similar to a gt with some minor changes. how do i find out what engine i have in my car, ive done a car fax and its not there, most of the work done to this car was done in the guys shop... please help
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RE: engine type
no such thing as a 32v (dohc) GT unless the previous owner(s) put a new motor in.
99-01.5 have a different engine than the 01.5-04 mustangs. i would guess thats your main problem.
heres how you can tell, from another post. the windsor is the erlier block, romeo later block.
find out which engine you have then tell the guy you need parts for a 2000 mustang (if your between 99-01.5), or a 2002 mustang (if your 01.5 and up) since his computer wont be smart enuff to know theres 2 kinds of 2001 mustangs.
99-01.5 have a different engine than the 01.5-04 mustangs. i would guess thats your main problem.
heres how you can tell, from another post. the windsor is the erlier block, romeo later block.
find out which engine you have then tell the guy you need parts for a 2000 mustang (if your between 99-01.5), or a 2002 mustang (if your 01.5 and up) since his computer wont be smart enuff to know theres 2 kinds of 2001 mustangs.
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ya there are two different engine codes on these models if the eighth digit in your vin is an x your motor is a windsor and if its a w your motor is a romeo. the romeo plant wasnt supply the demand to ford had to utilize the windsor plant to keep up. the windsor plant was making the motor for the ford truck at the time and so there was some small difference in the two motor...i cant remember what it was but maybe someone else can.
ya there are two different engine codes on these models if the eighth digit in your vin is an x your motor is a windsor and if its a w your motor is a romeo. the romeo plant wasnt supply the demand to ford had to utilize the windsor plant to keep up. the windsor plant was making the motor for the ford truck at the time and so there was some small difference in the two motor...i cant remember what it was but maybe someone else can.
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RE: engine type
Yea on your cardoes your ignition system have spark plug wires leading from coils near the front of the engine, or does it have COP's (coils on plug) directly over each sparkplug? I wasn't aware the 2 would have different thermostats though
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