So, I went and bought a pony to add to my stable...
True 98 cobra, 123k miles, long list of mods, including aftermarket K member, JLT cold air intake, drop springs, king clutch, aftermarket cable, subframe connectors, rear shock tower brace, dual 62mm BBK throttle body, Moroso coolant tank and power steering reservior, B&M shifter, catless exhaust with X pipe and prochamber mufflers. The bad, the previous owner was driving it and oil started mixing with the coolant, but no coolant in the oil. He thought he blew a head gasket, and was going to buy a motor from me. I ended up buying the car from him. I know its not the head gasket, and I researched a little about it. Turns out the oil cooler is known for leaking. I checked the cooler, and it looks like its leaking, but not sure if its leaking into the coolant. Another known issue is the freeze plug located behind the timing cover. I checked the oil, and with nothing on the stick, I changed the oil and filter. I drained only 1.5 quarts of oil. swapped the filter, dropped 5 quarts in, and it was reading slightly low on the stick. Started it up, and the oil dissappeared on the stick. It has a slight knock to it, and something is loose in the motor. So I'm going to pull it and install my mark 8 motor, and do a full rebuild on the cobra motor, which will go in SVT. The car itself is in pretty good shape. Since I'm back into the mustang world, and mustangs are a love of mine, this one is properly named, "The Mistress"...
SVT
True 98 cobra, 123k miles, long list of mods, including aftermarket K member, JLT cold air intake, drop springs, king clutch, aftermarket cable, subframe connectors, rear shock tower brace, dual 62mm BBK throttle body, Moroso coolant tank and power steering reservior, B&M shifter, catless exhaust with X pipe and prochamber mufflers. The bad, the previous owner was driving it and oil started mixing with the coolant, but no coolant in the oil. He thought he blew a head gasket, and was going to buy a motor from me. I ended up buying the car from him. I know its not the head gasket, and I researched a little about it. Turns out the oil cooler is known for leaking. I checked the cooler, and it looks like its leaking, but not sure if its leaking into the coolant. Another known issue is the freeze plug located behind the timing cover. I checked the oil, and with nothing on the stick, I changed the oil and filter. I drained only 1.5 quarts of oil. swapped the filter, dropped 5 quarts in, and it was reading slightly low on the stick. Started it up, and the oil dissappeared on the stick. It has a slight knock to it, and something is loose in the motor. So I'm going to pull it and install my mark 8 motor, and do a full rebuild on the cobra motor, which will go in SVT. The car itself is in pretty good shape. Since I'm back into the mustang world, and mustangs are a love of mine, this one is properly named, "The Mistress"...
SVT