well i has a chance to look at the car today, checked the exhaust manifolds those are good. the EGR is slightly loose but the nut is all the way tight on the header.

i did switch to a motorcraft synthetic blend oil 5-20 and its got 1k or so on it so i changed that thinking its too thin. Well that didnt help at all.

Ill check the water pump tomorrow. luckily i have one sitting in the garage if i need to change it


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