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New '96 Cobra Owner.. Tons of questions!
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<blockquote data-quote="Serfma" data-source="post: 16281393" data-attributes="member: 196123"><p>Hey everyone! Finally put my big boy shoes on and got a '96 Cobra that needs some work. I have very little history on it, so I'm finding things out as I go and I have a few questions!</p><p></p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Coolant temp. What's the norm? 215 has been the max I've seen it reach while idle. Fan kicks on and gets it down to around 208. A few people have told me 215 is "way too high, overheating" but coolant temp gauge sits in the middle (have tested, does work)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">What's the flushing process like?</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Engine oil temp? Running an OBD2 scanner with Ford PIDs w/ Torque Pro and Engine Oil Temp randomly will work, but sets at around 33F and does not change. </li> </ol><p>My worries right now is that there may be a head gasket leak and I'm trying to narrow it down before I throw any more money into it. Oil doesn't appear frothy / milky, today's compression test (both cold & hot) resulted in about the same compression values for both driver side and passenger side cylinders (around 105 driver, 160 passenger) that didn't change when it was tested while hot. Which, thinking the compression tester was having issues for a few reasons haha.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Serfma, post: 16281393, member: 196123"] Hey everyone! Finally put my big boy shoes on and got a '96 Cobra that needs some work. I have very little history on it, so I'm finding things out as I go and I have a few questions! [LIST=1] [*]Coolant temp. What's the norm? 215 has been the max I've seen it reach while idle. Fan kicks on and gets it down to around 208. A few people have told me 215 is "way too high, overheating" but coolant temp gauge sits in the middle (have tested, does work) [*]What's the flushing process like? [*]Engine oil temp? Running an OBD2 scanner with Ford PIDs w/ Torque Pro and Engine Oil Temp randomly will work, but sets at around 33F and does not change. [/LIST] My worries right now is that there may be a head gasket leak and I'm trying to narrow it down before I throw any more money into it. Oil doesn't appear frothy / milky, today's compression test (both cold & hot) resulted in about the same compression values for both driver side and passenger side cylinders (around 105 driver, 160 passenger) that didn't change when it was tested while hot. Which, thinking the compression tester was having issues for a few reasons haha. [/QUOTE]
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