1995 Ford Windstar

Tiny
ALAN WAGSHAL
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  • 1995 FORD WINDSTAR
  • 6 CYL
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 15,000 MILES
Several months ago my car radiator clogged up the car overheated and despite stopping immediately the head gasket was corroded and was replaced (along with the radiator) -- since then the car has not been the same! 4 times I have driven the car away from the lot everything being fine and the car driving like new -- after about 2 weeks it begins to drive rough, to overheat, and with white smoke from exhaust-- diagnosi-- blown head gasket again with corrosion in the cylinder head -- the car has been fixed each time at a specialist in cylinder head rebuilding who has said he has never seen anything like my car that fails after 2 weeks. The Ford dealer says he ha checked everything out each time adn there is no other problem and in fact the car drives great for about 2 weeks -- is there something special about rebuilding a windstar cylinder head that the regular aluminum doesn't work? Is there something that they are missing -- why does my car only last for 2 weeks?
Wednesday, January 30th, 2008 AT 6:24 AM

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Tiny
2CARPRO JACK
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Sounds like the heads need to be replaced. In my opinion, some things just cant be fixed, especially a cylinder head. Obviously there is a problem that they cant get fixed with you heads, time for another set. Dont feel alone on this one, fairly common problem.
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Thursday, January 31st, 2008 AT 8:28 AM

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