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1996 Ford Thunderbird

Question: Thermostat???

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Skibbity, 4.6L V8, Madison, WI, December 18, 2010, 19:20

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Help I have '96 4.6 The engine and heat seem to take a long time to heat up and the heat works intermitantly. When the heat starts working the temp of the engine will finally go up to normal. also I was watching the reservoir and the just as the coolant was over flowing it started going down in big glugs, large air bubbles came up and, the coolant level dropped, and reseroir looked empy. At that point everything seemed normal on my dash guages. HELP

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  mastertech6371 December 18, 2010, 20:40
  

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  i would start with a thermostat.
  change the coolant as well.

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