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[Fat0eknee]

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[Orange97GTVert]

Welcome to MustangWorks!!

Yellow 98 GT's are awesome. Wanna really feel a part of something big, check out www.yellowmustangregistry.com. It is a whole club dedicated to yellow Mustangs, and they put on cruises and events all over the country.

Your antifreeze problem is common, the 4.6 has a plastic intake manifold. This is all well and good except for the front which passes hot coolant from one head to the other, and they get cracked, either at the thermostat housing or across the runner behind the alternator. I have had to replace the manifold on my 97 GT and on my 98 GT. My sister-in-law had it happen on her 97 T-Bird too. The good news is Ford has figured this out. The new replacements (my 97 got another all plastic intake) have a metal runner on the front, aluminum I think, so when it is fixed, it stays fixed.

Ford had a recall on this manifold, chances are you can get it fixed under the recall. Check with your local Ford dealer. If not, the new manifold is about $250 and you can replace it yourself. Be careful to take all the parts off the old manifold one at a time and set on the new one, so you know where they go. Then when the old one is off, transfer them from the new one to the old one, then start replacing the manifold. Its a big job, but it's not really hard.

Be sure and post some pics soon!

[explicitone]

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[98gtman]

try a paper gasket between the plastic ther. housing and the upper hose thing no leaks now is this going to be ok?????

[Orange97GTVert]

If it don't leak it will work, you're lucky. Mine cracked behind the alternator on my 97, right after the coolest burnout I ever did in it, too. On the 98 it cracked around the thermostat housing, and just like you and the other guy posting, it was leaking when I bought it. We tried silicone sealant, O-rings, everything, but it still leaked.

[98gtman]

But It looks like im going to have replace this piece of plastic some time in the future, plastic on a hot engine Hmmm, sounds like that guy was sniffing plastic when he though of that design lol, O well what we going to do I know lets all sniff some plastic and design a car. Also got me some new tires for it today i hope i spell tis right WAHL i think but a nice tire for a great price 76.00 each looks like the firestone may be goodyear 250.00 tire these tires are rated at 195 miles a hour and very sharp the tread looks like there will be great in the rain and just wet roads. Sure i say it the four letter word SNOW hate it to dam cold and wet!!!! But all in all Im happy just to have the chance to drive this car. I f you have any thing to says about these let me know that are one of the fastest selling tires here in michigan.