Another sad day in the history of our Cobras...

03Redfire Cobra

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Originally posted by Z20WHAT
Well here is another update.

So they’re basically replacing everything. It’ll be almost $6,000. They’re doing something to the block to fix the minor crack along with honing it.


Fix a Crack? :shrug: I wouldnt let that fly!
 

davidmax

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I dddnt read the entire epic,but the end sounds happy and His Will was Done here like in Heaven.
Hope she comes back a STRNG BEAST!!!!!
 

orange2004cobra

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I would rather go with stock replacement pistons, and get a BRAND NEW BLOCK..
Especially if you are talking more boost...
No matter how they fix it, you will have a weaker block than stock.
Just my opinion, hope all is well, have a nice day..
lin:rolleyes:
 

Dana

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Originally posted by Z20WHAT
They’re doing something to the block to fix the minor crack along with honing it.................

Actually, they said they magnafluxed it to find cracks. I don't think they actually found any...sorry about that.

Glad you said that because I was going to say that there is no such thing as a MINOR crack in a block.

Good luck and hope everything works out well.

Dana
 

Jim Seafuse

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They probably didn't leave the coolant out, they probably filled it and didn't look at it after it warmed up. There is a special procedure to fill the coolant in this car. Also when filling the
coolant in the intercooler you can get it full
and they air lock VERY easy. The air lock will almost not go away without running air through the system and refilling it. If the body shop was not hooked up to a Ford dealer he probably didn't know about this and even if they were if no one looked this up they wouldn't know.
 

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