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1997 Ford Thunderbird Repair Question


Topics covered: Radiator, Blown head gasket, Coolant.
Mileage: 150,000 miles.

Asked on July 13, 2012

WHY IS MY CAR OVERHEATING?

I recently overheated my 97 ford t-bird 4.6 v8. but when i looked under the hood. nothing was coming out of the radiator, water resivor. BUT THE AC/ HEATER HOUSE CONECTED TO THE MOTOR BLOCK HAD CRACKED. EVER SEANC IT OVERHEATS .
I CHECK AND REPLACED EVERY THING FROM HOUSES, THURMISTATE, WATER PUMP, RADIATOR, COOLENT LEVAL, AND STILL OVERHEATING
Avatar Asked by april97

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Replied on July 13, 2012

have a leak down test performed to berify there is not blown head gasket.

make sure the coolant level is good. air will cause all kinds of issues.

Roy

Tiny Answered by ASEMaster6371 (expert)
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