HELP before I set fire to the mechanic

**SHines-IT** · 11-09-2009, 02:38 PM

Originally Posted by Smittro

Step 2: Trade in on new or newer Mustang or F-bod..

Or Corvette

**chuck4345** · 11-09-2009, 02:39 PM

Originally Posted by Smittro

Step 2: Trade in on new or newer Mustang or F-bod..

I wish we have our house up for sale trying to buy a bigger one so all money is all tied up in that

**cammed goat** · 11-09-2009, 02:42 PM

Originally Posted by chuck4345

no hoses have been replaced

Mileage?

**chuck4345** · 11-09-2009, 02:43 PM

Originally Posted by cammed goat

Mileage?

51k

**SHines-IT** · 11-09-2009, 02:44 PM

Originally Posted by chuck4345

51k

Ford for you...

**cammed goat** · 11-09-2009, 02:46 PM

Originally Posted by chuck4345

51k

Check the hoses and clamps. With the engine off, clean off the engine and let it dry. Once dry, crank it up and let it run to see if the leaks persist from the hoses or anywhere in the engine.

**chuck4345** · 11-09-2009, 02:48 PM

Originally Posted by cammed goat

Check the hoses and clamps. With the engine off, clean off the engine and let it dry. Once dry, crank it up and let it run to see if the leaks persist from the hoses or anywhere in the engine.

ok thanks she is going to show me where it is leaking from tonight and hopefully I can post pics

**cammed goat** · 11-09-2009, 02:50 PM

Originally Posted by chuck4345

ok thanks she is going to show me where it is leaking from tonight and hopefully I can post pics

OK.

**chuck4345** · 11-10-2009, 05:54 AM

Originally Posted by cammed goat

Check the hoses and clamps. With the engine off, clean off the engine and let it dry. Once dry, crank it up and let it run to see if the leaks persist from the hoses or anywhere in the engine.

UPDATE so I get home last night my wife shows where the steam is coming from its a hose off the back of the intake it looks likes its not on all the way i bearly pull it comes off i strted looking and the plastic piece it attches to on the intake is broken waiting till they open then gonna 'talk' to someone

thank you for the help

**GTP231** · 11-10-2009, 05:58 AM

Originally Posted by 310stanger

ASE certificates are good for when you run out of toilet paper. Its just a way for people that dont know what they are doing having a piece of paper that will enable them to try and demand more money.

Lack of them is being my employment nightmare currently

**FasstChevys** · 11-10-2009, 06:04 AM

I'm glad you found what seems to be the problem. Since you had the head gaskets replaced, as well as the thermostat, a low level from an external leak in the coolant system seems to be the next reasonable problem.

If you had no leaks, my next direction to point you would be to the cylinder heads themselves - and if they're warped/cracked.

**GTP231** · 11-10-2009, 06:11 AM

Originally Posted by Conflict

They probably didn't replace the Thermostat, that could easy cause that, that $2 part is often overlooked

Since it's still over heating I'd replace the stat again anyway. Cheap insurance. Nevermind I hadn't seen you found the problem.

**ccusum** · 11-10-2009, 12:52 PM

maybe, this is just a guess, but there might be a clog in the the heater core. when the car gets to temp, does the heat come on? Again, this is a guess but a clogged core might do this.

**cammed goat** · 11-10-2009, 02:16 PM

Originally Posted by chuck4345

UPDATE so I get home last night my wife shows where the steam is coming from its a hose off the back of the intake it looks likes its not on all the way i bearly pull it comes off i strted looking and the plastic piece it attches to on the intake is broken waiting till they open then gonna 'talk' to someone

thank you for the help

THAT is the shizz that pisses me off. They probably broke it and acted like they didn't do it.

**chuck4345** · 11-10-2009, 02:20 PM

so im going to pick it up in shortly and yes they acted like it was old and fragile and it was just a coinsidence that it happened 1 day after they fixed it my complaint was you took the intake off twice not once twice you didnt tell me it was "fragile" when you fixed it before

**cammed goat** · 11-10-2009, 02:23 PM

Originally Posted by chuck4345

so im going to pick it up in shortly and yes they acted like it was old and fragile and it was just a coinsidence that it happened 1 day after they fixed it my complaint was you took the intake off twice not once twice you didnt tell me it was "fragile" when you fixed it before

If the mechanic KNEW what he was doing, he WOULDN'T have BROKEN it and tried to pass it off as "fragile". I CAN'T STAND THAT SHYTE!!!

**FasstChevys** · 11-10-2009, 02:58 PM

Originally Posted by cammed goat

THAT is the shizz that pisses me off. They probably broke it and acted like they didn't do it.

I kinda doubt it. It sounds to me like the problem was low level all along.......which caused the head gaskets to go in the first place.

I say this because the same problem happened again AFTER the head gaskets were changed.

just sayin..........

**GTP231** · 11-10-2009, 03:10 PM

Originally Posted by FasstChevys

I kinda doubt it. It sounds to me like the problem was low level all along.......which caused the head gaskets to go in the first place.

I say this because the same problem happened again AFTER the head gaskets were changed.

just sayin..........

And the million dollar question. What caused the low coolant level in the first place?

**310stanger** · 11-10-2009, 05:18 PM

Originally Posted by chuck4345

no hoses have been replaced

those hoses never go bad lol make sure if they used the worm clamps that they are infact tight like cammed said. I cant understand how you fuck up putting hoses on that particular car but humans can fuck up anything.

**310stanger** · 11-10-2009, 05:22 PM

Originally Posted by cammed goat

If the mechanic KNEW what he was doing, he WOULDN'T have BROKEN it and tried to pass it off as "fragile". I CAN'T STAND THAT SHYTE!!!

Well you can easily break plastic parts when you remove them, but that being said you dont just ship the car knowing that, knowing that a fucking hose is gonna be loose on account of it, specially when thats the very complaint the customer has. A cooling problem. Its bad business. I've never been a fan of the plastic intakes to be honest. The one on the lsx motors is a better design. The one on the 2 valve 4.6's is a pos.