Ok guys...I need some help fast and bad.
I just bought an 03 Cobra. Not stock, so I know it is putting off more heat.
Well, Sunday my cooling fan went out and melted the fan motor. I didn't notice this until about 2 miles after I started smelling a weird smell. When I saw the steam through the hood vents, I pulled into Autozone to let it sit. (would have gone to O'Reilly's, but Autozone was right there.)
I bought a fan from Ford yesterday for $222(thanks henry...you bastard) and installed it. It worked.
Now my car won't cool. It will heat up to 1/2 way and sit, and about 5 minutes (or 2 miles) later it will start to creep up to the H.
This is frustrating the hell out of me because it is my new car.
Here are the possibilities I can think of...
Fan- fixt
coolant- Ford recommends their own...will this make it overheat if I put some Autozone brand in? (I think I put Peak 50/50 in)
thermostat- buying from Ford today
water pump- no water leakage, no squeal on the belt...so it "should" be ok...
radiator- God please no.
warped head???- OH GOD PLEASE NO!!! It ran fine under boost when I was testing it to see if it blew white smoke out the pipes, no smoke....oil looks fine...coolant doesn't seem to have any oil in it.
cracked block- ??? no oil leaking, no water leaking.
Any other ideas? I need some help, PLEASE!!!
BTW. I only drove the car around 2 miles Sunday Afternoon EASY...no boost, no hot rodding, up until and after I noticed it overheating. Then I shut it down.
DOES ANYONE THINK MY BLOCK OR HEADS ARE MESSED UP???!??!??!??
Thanks guys.
I just bought an 03 Cobra. Not stock, so I know it is putting off more heat.
Well, Sunday my cooling fan went out and melted the fan motor. I didn't notice this until about 2 miles after I started smelling a weird smell. When I saw the steam through the hood vents, I pulled into Autozone to let it sit. (would have gone to O'Reilly's, but Autozone was right there.)
I bought a fan from Ford yesterday for $222(thanks henry...you bastard) and installed it. It worked.
Now my car won't cool. It will heat up to 1/2 way and sit, and about 5 minutes (or 2 miles) later it will start to creep up to the H.
This is frustrating the hell out of me because it is my new car.
Here are the possibilities I can think of...
Fan- fixt
coolant- Ford recommends their own...will this make it overheat if I put some Autozone brand in? (I think I put Peak 50/50 in)
thermostat- buying from Ford today
water pump- no water leakage, no squeal on the belt...so it "should" be ok...
radiator- God please no.
warped head???- OH GOD PLEASE NO!!! It ran fine under boost when I was testing it to see if it blew white smoke out the pipes, no smoke....oil looks fine...coolant doesn't seem to have any oil in it.
cracked block- ??? no oil leaking, no water leaking.
Any other ideas? I need some help, PLEASE!!!
BTW. I only drove the car around 2 miles Sunday Afternoon EASY...no boost, no hot rodding, up until and after I noticed it overheating. Then I shut it down.
DOES ANYONE THINK MY BLOCK OR HEADS ARE MESSED UP???!??!??!??
Thanks guys.