coolant capacity

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how much does our 2.3 mustangs hold coolant wise ...I gotta change out the stat and am gonna put new coolant in...thanks

[SvoBrown]

Till it pours out. smile. I don't have my book handy but I think it is 2.5 gal.

How cold does it get up there??

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Till it pours out. smile. I don't have my book handy but I think it is 2.5 gal.

How cold does it get up there??

just wanted to see how many jugs to get ....hate buying too much and on the otherside ....not enough,,,lol,,on the upside fixed the car running too cool issue..but blew a rear brake line out on the test drive ...then got that fixed and put the new front e-cable in and first tug on the ole e-brake and pulled the steel cable end right off of the cable...talk about made ford tough......lmao

[86GTPONY]

how much does our 2.3 mustangs hold coolant wise ...I gotta change out the stat and am gonna put new coolant in...thanks
On the 2.3's I just grab 1 gal coolant and 1 gal distilled water. I usually pour in the entire jug of coolant, then the jug of water. Might have a little water left over. I think SvoBrown is really close, because the book says 9.9 quarts. But you gotta take into consideration there's about a half gallon left in the block...unless you pop the water pump.

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On the 2.3's I just grab 1 gal coolant and 1 gal distilled water. I usually pour in the entire jug of coolant, then the jug of water. Might have a little water left over. I think SvoBrown is really close, because the book says 9.9 quarts. But you gotta take into consideration there's about a half gallon left in the block...unless you pop the water pump.

thanks don ....I`m just lazy, I buy the premixed stuff...much easier as I`m time limited work takes up all my good time for workin on the car

[86GTPONY]

work takes up all my good time for workin on the car
Well, there's your problem!:slap:


If you buy 50/50, then 2 gallons should get you by, but I would suggest 3 because coolant is always a good thing to keep handy.

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Well, there's your problem!:slap:


If you buy 50/50, then 2 gallons should get you by, but I would suggest 3 because coolant is always a good thing to keep handy.

because I just got the car in the spring didn`t know how good the coolant was in it so just to be on the safe side ....anywho...the neighbour checked it with his tester and it tested at -45 so now I have plenty of extra "top-up" coolant...and you were right 2 gallons did the trick ..thanks again don

[86GTPONY]

because I just got the car in the spring didn`t know how good the coolant was in it so just to be on the safe side ....anywho...the neighbour checked it with his tester and it tested at -45 so now I have plenty of extra "top-up" coolant...and you were right 2 gallons did the trick ..thanks again don
:nice: Post some pic's when you get a chance.

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:nice: Post some pic's when you get a chance.

I will but am still chasing gremlins....now the cooling fan doesn`t kick in no power at the fan plug ...so I`m trying to figure out whether its the ect sensor or the fan controller thats kaput....lol

[86GTPONY]

The fan went dead on my wife's a while back. I think it's an in-line fuse...also a very common problem. I was lazy and just put in a toggle switch.

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The fan went dead on my wife's a while back. I think it's an in-line fuse...also a very common problem. I was lazy and just put in a toggle switch.

did you run it thru a relay and use the temp sensor to complete the ground loop...also when I was trying to figure out that a/c issue in the spring it seems the fan controller also controls the a/c cluth ...Brian

[86GTPONY]

did you run it thru a relay and use the temp sensor to complete the ground loop...also when I was trying to figure out that a/c issue in the spring it seems the fan controller also controls the a/c cluth ...Brian
That...I do not know. Maggie's never had working a.c. on it. For the fan, I just ran off the starter sol. to a toggle switch mounted below the stereo. I'm running a 3-row radiator (that came from my 86) in it - so I almost never have to use the fan.

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That...I do not know. Maggie's never had working a.c. on it. For the fan, I just ran off the starter sol. to a toggle switch mounted below the stereo. I'm running a 3-row radiator (that came from my 86) in it - so I almost never have to use the fan.

mine doesn`t get very hot even when driving and it is cool out now...but ...I just want to make sure its gonna work when the time comes I hooked it up with the neg going to the temp switch and ran a power right to the battery ,,it turns on but doesn`t turn off again ...lol

[86GTPONY]

I suppose if you wanted an easy way out, you could just go to your local auto parts store and get an electric fan control setup.

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I suppose if you wanted an easy way out, you could just go to your local auto parts store and get an electric fan control setup.

don`t they need a spot to mount into the rad or do they use surface temp....Brian

[86GTPONY]

don`t they need a spot to mount into the rad or do they use surface temp....Brian
The ones I've seen had a little probe that is placed in the fins of the radiator. Now, on my 86 - I was using a flex-a-lite controller which uses a surface temp pick-up and it kinda crushed some of the fins upon installation. I didn't llike that one bit.