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great advice davidmax. Sn8k Charmer, good luck with your issues. They do say that all the bugs get worked out in the first year...
Car died...on the way home yesterday
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Sorry to hear about your luck, hopefully you will not have any more problems with it.
Thanks for your support everyone...so far so good. Only current issue is at faster speeds the rearview mirror vibrates so bad I can barely see out of it? Anyone else have this problem?
I had a thermostat stick in my 90 GT, first thing I knew was when I got off the highway and slowed and the temp pegged. Melted the radiator core.:mj:
That's ridiculous. You should not have to put up with that. I think you should take it in...that's right near dangerous.
Got a vert and the mirrors don't shake a bit except when the stereos cranked on the bass beats, and just the drivers side then.
Sn8k Charmer,
Belive it or not your car is fine and not a lemon. Here's why. My car overheated and lost come coolant at the track. Same thing.... it went into protection mode which kills half the cylineders etc to save the engine. I ran the heater and kept the car moving and it cooled down nicely. I topped off the coolan't later thinking all was well but it boiled over again about a week later. Cause.... I forgot to burp the system. The Cobras have a unigue coolant refill procedure that unless followed to the letter will result in a another boilover because air will get trapped in the system and actually prevent the coolant from circulating. Thus giving the indication that the thermostat is bad ie. not opening due to defect.
For those interested:
1. Car off and cool
a. remove coolant rsvr cap
b. remove coolant plug located on black tube drivers side of sc
c. refill from this plug until coolant reaches full mark on rsvr
2. Reinstall rsvr cap (this will keep the rsvr from over filling)
3. Add coolant until it fills the coolant hose (up to the threads of the plug hole) then install plug
4. Turn on heater to max hot
5. Start car and allow to run 3-5 minutes
6. Turn off car
7. remove plug and check level
8. Refill and repeat as nessisary
As with any boilover though your coolant should be checked for contamination and heed the warning!!!! Only replace the coolant with the same kind it came with. IE. green with green and yellow with yellow.
Belive it or not your car is fine and not a lemon. Here's why. My car overheated and lost come coolant at the track. Same thing.... it went into protection mode which kills half the cylineders etc to save the engine. I ran the heater and kept the car moving and it cooled down nicely. I topped off the coolan't later thinking all was well but it boiled over again about a week later. Cause.... I forgot to burp the system. The Cobras have a unigue coolant refill procedure that unless followed to the letter will result in a another boilover because air will get trapped in the system and actually prevent the coolant from circulating. Thus giving the indication that the thermostat is bad ie. not opening due to defect.
For those interested:
1. Car off and cool
a. remove coolant rsvr cap
b. remove coolant plug located on black tube drivers side of sc
c. refill from this plug until coolant reaches full mark on rsvr
2. Reinstall rsvr cap (this will keep the rsvr from over filling)
3. Add coolant until it fills the coolant hose (up to the threads of the plug hole) then install plug
4. Turn on heater to max hot
5. Start car and allow to run 3-5 minutes
6. Turn off car
7. remove plug and check level
8. Refill and repeat as nessisary
As with any boilover though your coolant should be checked for contamination and heed the warning!!!! Only replace the coolant with the same kind it came with. IE. green with green and yellow with yellow.
Sn8k Charmer,
The vibe should be fixable in a matter of less than an hour. It is not normal at all.
Get it diagnosed first and make the dealer order you a new, balanced driveshaft so you don't have to leave your car for days. Ford seems to have a bad supplier on these driveshafts.
Sorry to hear about the thermostat. I went through 6 of them on a Honda Accord. That's a lot of mess for a $1 part.
The vibe should be fixable in a matter of less than an hour. It is not normal at all.
Get it diagnosed first and make the dealer order you a new, balanced driveshaft so you don't have to leave your car for days. Ford seems to have a bad supplier on these driveshafts.
Sorry to hear about the thermostat. I went through 6 of them on a Honda Accord. That's a lot of mess for a $1 part.
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