El_Brown_Jefe
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- Mn, USA
- My Car
- 1972 Mustang Coupe, 351 C 2V
Background: Hello all, My name is Victor. I bought this car back in August 16, 2014 at the age of 17. I bought it from a retired man in his late fifties that needed the money to go on a trip with his wife and he said he was getting too old to restore the car. Now don't get me wrong this man practically cried when he sold this car to me. I spoke with the owners (the man and his wife) back and forth for about 1 month 1/2 before buying the vehicle from them asking them questions such as; why they were selling it and so on. It was not running when i bought it but the man said that the issue was minor and it was just a matter of replacing the fuel lines and gas tank, and troubleshooting to get it running. He seemed completely honest with everything so I went ahead and bought the car since it was in such a great shape. I was finishing high school at the time, and in the fall I played football (which kept me from working on it) turning 18 the following month in September I was only getting older. Then along came the Minnesota winter:dodgy: but I made sure to have it stored in a garage which ended up being my buddies. I had to ask every time i wanted to work on it since it was in his house. My dad came for my graduation( in May), and helped me get my 351 in running condition, which astonishingly the engine ran STRONG (YEAH BABBY!). Then came all those new problems that we are all too familiar with that pop up that weren't there before. Recently I just took it into the local mechanic shop which they have worked on 351 C before. I had them rebuild my carburetor and adjust the timing of the vehicle so it runs smooth now like it should.
Problem: plain and simple white smoke is emitting from the top hose that is connected to the radiator and also from what seems to be the distributor cap area (spark plugs are new and so is the wires not the cap though). Now I know that same hose runs along that whole that area and I think it ends up connecting to which I thought was the fan (I could be wrong.)
Question: What could be causing such issues? Now before I took the car to the shop I had replaced the transmission fluid right when I got it running ( back in May of this year) but for some reason I didn't think about checking the coolant level and I hadnt changed the oil that was in there before.( I work road construction and was gone almost all summer and fall) The oil was "okay" nothing odd about it just old. Now I was guilty of getting way too excited of having a running 72 Mustang so I drove it to different garages to keep it out of the atmosphere (its sanded) I finally got my own garage ( I live in an apartment) so I finally drove it to my garage then thats when I checked the coolant level in the radiator (About mid last month; November.) It was BONE DRY not a single drop was in there and by this time my engine had started to emit the white smoke. I am aware of the damage I either caused or could've caused and it makes me want to bang my head against the wall for letting it happen. Hoping that adding coolant to the radiator would eliminate this problem I took it in to the shop to get the carb rebuilt and told them to change my oil and check the cause of the smoke so they ran a pressure test for the radiator. They found no leaks so thats a good sign but they also said they didnt see the smoke but thats because they never let my car run inside the garage due to it having an exhaust leak. The car runs almost flawlessly its just I dont want to drive it until I get this fixed so I wont cause any extensive damage. I recently recorded a video thinking Id show it to the mechanics because im thinking about taking it in. But before I pay them some amount of change they ask for I thought Id let the mechanics on here know my life I will post the video and hopefully some of you managed to keep your thinking caps on by the end of this article :chin: If anyone is willing help a fellow enthusiast out that would be awesome :thankyouyellow:
Special Note: Im thinking it could be my thermostat or maybe the water pump:chin::huh: *MY alternator light is also on in my vehicle and the engine covers and hose that connect to the radiator seem to get super hot really fast, the car has a heater block and it connects to what seems to be a core of some sort that gets really hot as well.
Problem: plain and simple white smoke is emitting from the top hose that is connected to the radiator and also from what seems to be the distributor cap area (spark plugs are new and so is the wires not the cap though). Now I know that same hose runs along that whole that area and I think it ends up connecting to which I thought was the fan (I could be wrong.)
Question: What could be causing such issues? Now before I took the car to the shop I had replaced the transmission fluid right when I got it running ( back in May of this year) but for some reason I didn't think about checking the coolant level and I hadnt changed the oil that was in there before.( I work road construction and was gone almost all summer and fall) The oil was "okay" nothing odd about it just old. Now I was guilty of getting way too excited of having a running 72 Mustang so I drove it to different garages to keep it out of the atmosphere (its sanded) I finally got my own garage ( I live in an apartment) so I finally drove it to my garage then thats when I checked the coolant level in the radiator (About mid last month; November.) It was BONE DRY not a single drop was in there and by this time my engine had started to emit the white smoke. I am aware of the damage I either caused or could've caused and it makes me want to bang my head against the wall for letting it happen. Hoping that adding coolant to the radiator would eliminate this problem I took it in to the shop to get the carb rebuilt and told them to change my oil and check the cause of the smoke so they ran a pressure test for the radiator. They found no leaks so thats a good sign but they also said they didnt see the smoke but thats because they never let my car run inside the garage due to it having an exhaust leak. The car runs almost flawlessly its just I dont want to drive it until I get this fixed so I wont cause any extensive damage. I recently recorded a video thinking Id show it to the mechanics because im thinking about taking it in. But before I pay them some amount of change they ask for I thought Id let the mechanics on here know my life I will post the video and hopefully some of you managed to keep your thinking caps on by the end of this article :chin: If anyone is willing help a fellow enthusiast out that would be awesome :thankyouyellow:
Special Note: Im thinking it could be my thermostat or maybe the water pump:chin::huh: *MY alternator light is also on in my vehicle and the engine covers and hose that connect to the radiator seem to get super hot really fast, the car has a heater block and it connects to what seems to be a core of some sort that gets really hot as well.
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