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My 1966 Mustang Coupe 289 Auto while out for a drive today the mustang started white smoke out of the tail pipe single exaust I shut the car off and called a flat bed tow truck and when the tow truck driver was tilting the car up on the flat bed antifreeze come pouring out the tail pipe when I got the car home I took all the spark plugs out and the last plug near the firewall on the passenger side antifreeze just came pouring out could this be a head gasket or a bigger problem and there is no antifreeze in the oil the rad is down cant see any antifreeze in the rad Any Help would be Great Thanks
Last edited by gotstang (4/26/2015 6:28 PM)
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I vote for a headgasket or a corroded head. I have seen the latter happen before. Does it have a stock iron intake, or and allumimum one like Edlebrock. I have seen those eaten through as well. I might consider one of the latter issues as it sounds like you have a pretty good size leak and head gaskets are usually not that excessive..
Last edited by boomyal (4/26/2015 6:35 PM)
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Yep blown head gasket. If you're running the stock 289 there is a chance it might be the original. It happens. The actual gasket will cost you less than $20 but the hours to change it can be pricey. Lots of how to videos though. You got the tools it can be done in the driveway
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It Has a factory Cast Iron 4V intake the Motor is a 1966 289 A code 4V with A/C Here is a picture of the cylinder that has the antifreeze pour out of
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I Have the tools but its the Time I need LOL Should I do both heads while I have it apart the only thing that worries Me is all that Factory A/C that works great is in the way and I dont want to break the A/C Hoses
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Bummer. If it were mine I would pull the head and get a close look at the head and the block. If all checks out pull the other head ad get a good look at it just because. And put her back together with new gaskets and be on your way.
L8tr
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Yes do both sides and have the heads reworked while they are off.Should not have to break the AC line's just unbolt and lift out of the way.
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I'm probably wrong (as usual) butt since you have to pull the intake first, carefully check the gasket between the water jacket and the intake port of that cyl. If not that then back to the head gasket. I would be very surprised if the connecting rod was not bent. Engines don't usually do a very good job of compressing liquids without bending something/
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I know you're probably disappointed especially, perhaps if you've only had the car short time. It's anybodys guess what went wrong. Probably is head gaskets. If it were mine, I'd drain the water, pull the coil wire and plugs then spin it over. If you don't hear anything stupid it might be just head gaskets and everthing else could be ok. However I would have both heads reworked, but nothing fancy on an old motor.
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gotstang wrote:
It Has a factory Cast Iron 4V intake the Motor is a 1966 289 A code 4V with A/C Here is a picture of the cylinder that has the antifreeze pour out of
If I am seeing the picture correctly, I see coolant on the outside of the head. If so, I suppose it could be leaking out between the exhaust flange and the head but a machine shop will pressure test the heads to make sure there are no breaches in the cooling passages. And yes, you do not have to open up the A/C system, just unbolt the compressor and move it to the side,
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Boomyal The Head was dry until I pulled the Plugs out then the antifreeze came pouring out in the picture the antifreeze is pouring out of that spark plug hole
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at- With all the Plugs out and the coil wire disconected the motor spins over fine no funny noices so I dont think I bend anything
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Great! 289's rock on!
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First thing I would do is get ahold of a cooling system tester, fill the radiator with coolant and then pressurize the radiator, you may get some idea how bad the leak is and where it is coming from.
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Lil' Hoss wrote:
First thing I would do is get ahold of a cooling system tester, fill the radiator with coolant and then pressurize the radiator, you may get some idea how bad the leak is and where it is coming from.
Good Idea Duane! O'reilly's you can use one for free. Just put in on the Credit Card and Bring it back in 48 hours. They'll credit your card back. That should point you in the right direction instead of Guessing. Steve69
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Steve69 wrote:
Lil' Hoss wrote:
First thing I would do is get ahold of a cooling system tester, fill the radiator with coolant and then pressurize the radiator, you may get some idea how bad the leak is and where it is coming from.
Good Idea Duane! O'reilly's you can use one for free. Just put in on the Credit Card and Bring it back in 48 hours. They'll credit your card back. That should point you in the right direction instead of Guessing. Steve69
X3!! It could just end up being the intake leaking into 1 cyclinder. Ask me how I know
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Before you pull the heads drain the coolant and do a compresson test, since theres no water in the oil the rings are probably ok on that cylinder, but it never hurts to have as much info as possible.
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Don't know if you are a wrench guy- but if you are pull the heads and have them plained a couple thousands, get a gasket set and reinstall. Same thing happened to me a couple years ago. I spent a lot of time trying to figure how it could happen and a lot less time actually fixing it. Good to go ever since!
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gotstang wrote:
Boomyal The Head was dry until I pulled the Plugs out then the antifreeze came pouring out in the picture the antifreeze is pouring out of that spark plug hole
Gotcha!
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The bent rod scenario would be my worst fear. If you hydraulically locked the cylinder due to a slug of water being in it, the rod, piston, crank assembly might need to be investigated.
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Well Guy's I just got the head off the passenger side and yes it is the Head gasket blown I also found out the engine is a 1966 289 with 1968 302 heads and when I was taking the head bots out I found the two bolts where the blown head gasket was two of the head bolts were looser than the other bolts I will tackle the other head tomorrow if I have time I'm posting more pictures
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I will keep You's up to date on My progress with the head gaskets and reinstalled heads after I get a machine shop to plain them and valve seals and maybe a valve job also
Last edited by gotstang (4/27/2015 5:17 PM)
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Now would be a good time for A set of aluminum heads, cam, aluminum intake etc!
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Brents65 wrote:
Now would be a good time for A set of aluminum heads, cam, aluminum intake etc!
Agree , Or just ah set of 65- 289 heads, they have a much smaller combustion chamber. Those 302 heads are stealing compression from yah. Starting in 66 they made the combustion chambers larger for better fuel economy.
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Gotstang, use a 1/4 vacuum hose into water jacket to siphon coolant out of block. If you use an airhose to help clean cylinders etc. you'll understand why.
Howard
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