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FORD MUSTANG
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COONASS2DABONE
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I have a 1995 ford mustang GT 5.0 with 115000 miles, when i crank my car it will set there and idle for about 15- 20 minutes gradually the temp. increases but does not get into the red zone, i can take it down the road and with the forced air the temp. drops to normal, when stopped the temp. agian rises, I have a new water pump, new fan motor, new 160 deg. thermoistate i flushed the raidiater with store bought radiater flush.
Jan 26, 2007 at 12:15 PM
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2CARPRO JACK
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First of all you need to put the factory 195 t-stat back in it.When they arent running at proper temp the emissions and performance will lag.In the underhood fuse block there is a 60 amp fan fuse, check that first. Does the cooling fan turn on when the a/c is on? The cooling fan gets its trigger from the PCM, there is a Constant COntrol Relay Module behind the coolant resevoir, it has the relay in it for the cooling fan and could very likely be the problem
Jan 26, 2007 at 12:32 PM
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[Ok I will replace the thermastat back to the origanal, It is not the fan fuse cause the fan kicks on when it is supose to and the A/C in the car dosnt work thats next, I think the comp. is out in it
Jan 26, 2007 at 12:53 PM
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When the cooling fan runs does it stay on ? or does it shut off after cooling the engine? Look for obstructions in front of the radiator
Jan 29, 2007 at 9:45 AM
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1995 Ford Mustang 115000 5.0 The fan kicks off after the engine cools, I'll take a look at the radiator for obstructions.
Jan 29, 2007 at 10:44 AM
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If the fan turns off in a reasonable amount of time, the gauge might be off. An infra-red heat gun will tell you if the gauge and actual temp are near each other
Jan 29, 2007 at 2:46 PM
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