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Old Aug 10, 2013 | 10:30 PM
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97 GT coolant leak.

Added coolant to car today. Poured out the back of the engine some where, saw it coming off bottom of transmission. Guess gotta pull intake now.
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Old Aug 10, 2013 | 11:06 PM
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It very well could be the intake, they're known to fail. I think mine has the slightest hairline crack in it, need to replace it.
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Old Aug 10, 2013 | 11:15 PM
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This car has been a pain so far. Frustrating.
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Old Aug 10, 2013 | 11:29 PM
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Dunno what year it is, but it's 10 years old or more now, things will start going wrong. Fortunately, there's enough Mustangs and enough places that make parts for them that repairs won't be ridiculous cost wise.
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Old Aug 10, 2013 | 11:30 PM
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Originally Posted by MustangFrontier
Added coolant to car today. Poured out the back of the engine some where, saw it coming off bottom of transmission. Guess gotta pull intake now.
Three possibilities:
Passenger side back of the engine, heater hoses.
Both sides, back of the engine, intake manifold gasket.
Another possibility could be the passage in the valley of the engine.
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Old Aug 11, 2013 | 11:03 AM
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Heater hoses are good. Pretty sure its the intake. Car runs like crap also. Previous owner did a number on this one.
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Old Aug 13, 2013 | 06:10 PM
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Well looks like I found the problem. NPI intake on a PI long block.
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Old Aug 16, 2013 | 12:36 PM
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Well intake only part of it. Its the passenger side freeze plug. Now have to pull the transmission.
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Old Aug 27, 2013 | 11:40 AM
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Got er done. Runs decent now. Lotta crap for a $1 part.
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