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[mustangcobra93]

Today I was taking my Crane HI-6 off my car to sell to a friend and decided to remove the aftermarket gauges on my car. I am in the process of returning my car to mostly stock since it's a daily beater now. Well, I removed the Autometer mechanical water temp gauge bulb from the lower intake. I then reinstalled the stock sending unit. Later I started the car just to pull it back in the garage and noticed the car leaking coolant pretty bad. Well, I discovered a crack has formed from the sending unit hole streching downward to the left. There was no visible crack before I took out the autometer bulb and the thing it mounts to. What would have caused this crack? Is there anyway to fix it without having to take the car apart? :nonono:

 

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I am in the process of returning my car to mostly stock since it's a daily beater now.

93 cobra as a beater??? :??:

 

[cobr96]

duct tape !! it will fix anything











just kidding run it by a shop that welds aluminum and see if they can do it in the car? but my guess is, they will say pull it.

 

[cobra186]

It will need to be pulled and cleaned thoroughly to get a good weld that will hold up. The antifreeze contamination will not let the weld penetrate.

If you are going to try and "rig" it for a while..... I would drain the coolant level a little but, clean the area thoroughly, spray it down good with brake clean and then try to use either JB Weld or All Metal repair kit.

 

[mustangcobra93]

93 cobra as a beater??? :??:

Yep. To me, its just a car and cars were built to be driven.

 

[mustangcobra93]

I've decided to just buy another lower. Is a lower intake from a '94/'95 cobra the exact same as ours? Also is an explorer lower the same thing too? I just want to make sure I don't need a certain one.

 

[buddha93]

Go get a bottle of Bar's Leak. That shit will fix some pretty large leaks....it's surprising. That will get you buy until you get it fixed.

 

[cobra186]

The 94/95 lower intake will work... I think it has a different part # though, if you are concerned with originality.

The explorer intake will work with some modifications. You will have to drill a hole for ACT sensor. You will also loose the EGR function unless you drill some EGR passages into the intake.

 

[cobr96]

for some reason , some of the explorer lowers already have the egr passage hole .

 

[JG93SNAKE]

Yes the 94 95 will work perfect.