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WTF?????? Help please...

Reply #15
You can get a great radiator at autozone I put a new one in when I replaced my engine last month and it works great. I also did an electric fan conversion with mine and that helps it run a little cooler actually. You can get what you need for that there also. If ya wanna...
--Steve
[thread=28690]1988 Cougar V6[/thread]
2012 F-150 3.7L
2011 Mustang 3.7L

WTF?????? Help please...

Reply #16
Admittedly, I don't know jack about a 3.8 but a trick on the 5.0's to purge the system of air is to drill a 1/8" hole in the  of the thermostat and mount the thermostat in the housing with the hole in the twelve o'clock postion. This allows air to escape when filling. Another benefit is when the thermostat opens, there isn't a violent rush of coolant flow. Does the thermostat on a 3.8 mount similar to the 5.0? do you think this trick would work on the 3.8? Just a thought.
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