Smoking Vents?

bailey_57 · 06-25-2005, 12:50 PM

ok as far as heater core, you can bypass it if you have to, i go with the plugged stat burst core idea same exact thing happened to me. heater core is a b***h. check the firewall, there is a drain for the heater core if it does burst, if its not there and its not on your passenger floor, i would bet its not the core. oh make sure if you have floor mats, pull them up and check. if its wet its def the core. let us know how you make out. heater core is only like 20 bucks, but pain.

Rosco · 06-26-2005, 08:54 PM

Alright, i got out of work early today so i had a couple hours to fool around with everything, but will be testing it all tomorrow. The car actually overheated on me going to a car show saturday, empty radiator, blah blah. So anyways, I bypassed the heater core, installed a new t-stat and gasket. Well i noticed the gasket wasn't doing much consider i was getting a pretty even flow of water out of the housing on the bottom. So i kept the gasket on there and used some sealant. Im going to wait until tomorrow to let it cure before i test that out. Im pretty sure this should take care of all the little leaks i seemed to be getting. I also noticed before that the heater core, or evaporator drain was pouring out some liquid when the car was off. The last thing, I haven't changed the radiator cap yet, i'm not sure what lbs to go with. The one that was on it i just noticed today is a 16lb cap. Im thinking it should be alot lower, maybe in the 6-10 range? Any ideas on that?

Rosco · 06-30-2005, 10:20 PM

Alright, I have another problem now, and i have no idea how it is being caused. I am getting alot of air in my cooling system. i had to pull over earlier and let the air out, and when i just got back home the same thing was happening again. I fixed all the leaks prior, and ran the car with the cap off after filling the radiator again to let the air out of the system. I am curious to what is letting all this air into my system? could it be a bad cap?

Rosco · 07-03-2005, 11:11 PM

ok, well i finally got a little more time to work on the car today. I have the passenger side head pulled off, and i noticed that on both heads, that the very first intake ports are a rust color. I am not sure exactly what this means, so i am not sure if i should be worried about anything? I was also wondering what i can do to clean up my heads? The outside of the heads have a crapload of buildup. I was also wondering if there was anything I should do to cleanup the insides of the heads and such? thanks alot everyone.

Rosco · 07-06-2005, 01:48 PM

any ideas about the color intake ports?

06-25-2005, 12:50 PM	#1
bailey_57 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Berwick,Pa Posts: 127	Re: Smoking Vents? ok as far as heater core, you can bypass it if you have to, i go with the plugged stat burst core idea same exact thing happened to me. heater core is a b***h. check the firewall, there is a drain for the heater core if it does burst, if its not there and its not on your passenger floor, i would bet its not the core. oh make sure if you have floor mats, pull them up and check. if its wet its def the core. let us know how you make out. heater core is only like 20 bucks, but pain.

06-26-2005, 08:54 PM	#2
Rosco Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Vestal, NY Posts: 307	Re: Smoking Vents? Alright, i got out of work early today so i had a couple hours to fool around with everything, but will be testing it all tomorrow. The car actually overheated on me going to a car show saturday, empty radiator, blah blah. So anyways, I bypassed the heater core, installed a new t-stat and gasket. Well i noticed the gasket wasn't doing much consider i was getting a pretty even flow of water out of the housing on the bottom. So i kept the gasket on there and used some sealant. Im going to wait until tomorrow to let it cure before i test that out. Im pretty sure this should take care of all the little leaks i seemed to be getting. I also noticed before that the heater core, or evaporator drain was pouring out some liquid when the car was off. The last thing, I haven't changed the radiator cap yet, i'm not sure what lbs to go with. The one that was on it i just noticed today is a 16lb cap. Im thinking it should be alot lower, maybe in the 6-10 range? Any ideas on that? __________________ 1989 Mustang 5.0 Conversion, Full Saleen ground effects and spoiler, '94 saleen decal set, '93 Saleen Seats, Black interior from a '93, Steeda quadrant, smog pump delete, a/c delete, Steeda Tri-Ax shifter, '97 rear differential, aluminum driveshaft, 5 lug conversion, '97 rear disc brakes, southside upper and lower control arms, '99 GT Anniversary wheels, flowtech longtubes, flowtech offroad H-pipe, saleen lowering springs, kyb shocks, caster/camber plates

06-30-2005, 10:20 PM	#3
Rosco Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Vestal, NY Posts: 307	Re: Smoking Vents? Alright, I have another problem now, and i have no idea how it is being caused. I am getting alot of air in my cooling system. i had to pull over earlier and let the air out, and when i just got back home the same thing was happening again. I fixed all the leaks prior, and ran the car with the cap off after filling the radiator again to let the air out of the system. I am curious to what is letting all this air into my system? could it be a bad cap? __________________ 1989 Mustang 5.0 Conversion, Full Saleen ground effects and spoiler, '94 saleen decal set, '93 Saleen Seats, Black interior from a '93, Steeda quadrant, smog pump delete, a/c delete, Steeda Tri-Ax shifter, '97 rear differential, aluminum driveshaft, 5 lug conversion, '97 rear disc brakes, southside upper and lower control arms, '99 GT Anniversary wheels, flowtech longtubes, flowtech offroad H-pipe, saleen lowering springs, kyb shocks, caster/camber plates

07-03-2005, 11:11 PM	#4
Rosco Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Vestal, NY Posts: 307	Re: Smoking Vents? ok, well i finally got a little more time to work on the car today. I have the passenger side head pulled off, and i noticed that on both heads, that the very first intake ports are a rust color. I am not sure exactly what this means, so i am not sure if i should be worried about anything? I was also wondering what i can do to clean up my heads? The outside of the heads have a crapload of buildup. I was also wondering if there was anything I should do to cleanup the insides of the heads and such? thanks alot everyone. __________________ 1989 Mustang 5.0 Conversion, Full Saleen ground effects and spoiler, '94 saleen decal set, '93 Saleen Seats, Black interior from a '93, Steeda quadrant, smog pump delete, a/c delete, Steeda Tri-Ax shifter, '97 rear differential, aluminum driveshaft, 5 lug conversion, '97 rear disc brakes, southside upper and lower control arms, '99 GT Anniversary wheels, flowtech longtubes, flowtech offroad H-pipe, saleen lowering springs, kyb shocks, caster/camber plates Last edited by Rosco; 07-05-2005 at 08:17 AM..

07-06-2005, 01:48 PM	#5
Rosco Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Vestal, NY Posts: 307	Re: Smoking Vents? any ideas about the color intake ports? __________________ 1989 Mustang 5.0 Conversion, Full Saleen ground effects and spoiler, '94 saleen decal set, '93 Saleen Seats, Black interior from a '93, Steeda quadrant, smog pump delete, a/c delete, Steeda Tri-Ax shifter, '97 rear differential, aluminum driveshaft, 5 lug conversion, '97 rear disc brakes, southside upper and lower control arms, '99 GT Anniversary wheels, flowtech longtubes, flowtech offroad H-pipe, saleen lowering springs, kyb shocks, caster/camber plates

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