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Old 06-07-2006   #1 (permalink)
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Default My 66 is overheating

A couple of days ago, my 66 mustang started to get a lil hot and the coolant started to boil. I was close to home so I just parked it and let it cool off for a day. The next day, I look and have basically no coolant, so I fill it up and drive it today. As I'm driving home, I notice that it's starting to get hot again. By the time I'm home, the coolant is boiling once again and coolant comes out of the radiator. The coolant was not leaking the night before and while I had it parked during the day. When I drove it during the morning, it worked fine, but during the hot day it wasn't. Plus, the car was cooling fine last summer with the a/c on and everything running. The only thing I've changed since then is to rebuild the transmission. What do you think the problem could be?
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Could be:

Stuck thermostat

Bad Radiator Cap

Bad waterpump

Clogged radiator

Running water instead of anti-freeze, or improper mix

Timing

Fuel Mixture.


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Turns out it was a stuck thermostat. It was quite hard to fix because of the horrible placement.

After I fixed it, my aftermarket radio decided to stop working. It went crazy and won't always show the display and none of the buttons work and it won't play any music. Any ideas on that?
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Turns out it was a stuck thermostat. It was quite hard to fix because of the horrible placement.

After I fixed it, my aftermarket radio decided to stop working. It went crazy and won't always show the display and none of the buttons work and it won't play any music. Any ideas on that?

Bad conection / earth check power & earth wires
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