1998 mustang head Gasket

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Asked by Th May 07, 2018 at 12:48 AM about the 1998 Ford Mustang Coupe RWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Okay So i have alot of explaining to do.
I was driving down the freeway going
around 60 then i mashed on the gas to
raise up around 70 to 75
I then noticed that the car started to
decelerate so i came off to a exit and
the car turned off.
My temperature gauge showed Normal
even though i needed to replace my
radiator because i had a big water leak
that just got worst
I always made sure to keep water in
the vehicle but this time the water lv
was pretty low and steaming out a
crack that was in the radiator.
I end up getting a new radiator and
replaced it but i noticed when i
attempted to start car i would have to
press the gas and it started very
sluggish and cuts off when let off gas
so there for it would drive sluggish as
well.
I check the oil and it was not milky at
all but seemed higher then it was
before.
I changed my intake manifold gasket
which was in bad condition to see if
that solved the problem but when i put
it back together i had to press gas just
like before but this time alot of blueish
smoke was comeing out the tailpipe so
i cut the car off i also noticed it
wouldnt stay started unless i kept my
foot on gas ....
I checked the oil level and it appears to
look slightly milky this time....
I did change the oil and nearly 7 quarts
of water came out before the oil came
out but this was before i change the
intake manifold gasket ....
Would this may be my head gasket i
need to change or is the car sytstem
still clearing out acces water

10 Answers

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Head gasket....or cracked head....do a compression check on each cylinder...when you find it there won't be much compression if any....its best to change both gaskets but if you only change one you will know which head it is from the low compression

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Okay so i switched the head gaskets both sides i cranked the car and it started thith time pressing the gas actually worked it was on time i still probably got alot of coolant in the system but i noticed the radiator was leaking no more it stayed full the car xut off if i dont press gas tho

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Do another compression check to make sure it wasn't a cracked head...also check vacuum hoses

80

Might have a cracked head instead of the gasket...do another compression test on cylinders

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also check the rocker arms..might have them tightened down too tight

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Okay i havent bought the tool to check the cylinder heads but im considering getting it

20

I noticed that the batery cable was lose and the alternator bolt wasnt tighten also my cam shaft position senson plug in clip is broke so im not sure if it was staying in fully flushed i tightened everthing and push cam plug all the way in then the car started good

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But now im curious on if i should replace my engine wire harness or my alternator or my cam shaft position senson

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My battery line shows its at no on the normal guage witch is 25% of the full bar but my battery is new

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Sometimes it starts perfectly and sometimes the whole engine shakes when attempting to start i need answers and advice i think my compression is there in all my cylinders and my engine still looked good when heads where tooken off

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