Ford Mustang (1999-2004) Service Manual: Water Bypass Hose - 3.8L
Removal and Installation
1. Drain the engine coolant. For additional information, refer to Cooling System Draining, Filling and Bleeding in this section.
2. Remove the bypass hose.

3. To install, reverse the removal procedure.
4. Fill and bleed the cooling system. For additional information, refer to Cooling System Draining, Filling and Bleeding in this section.
Cooling Fan Motor and Shroud
Removal and Installation
1. Disconnect the battery ground cable.
2. Remove the degas bottle or coolant expansion tank. For additional
information, refer to Degas
Bottle-4.6L(2V) and 4.6L(4V) in this ...
Degas Bottle - 4.6L(2V) and 4.6L(4V)
Removal and Installation
1. Drain the engine coolant from the degas bottle only. For additional
information, refer to Cooling
System Draining, Filling and Bleeding in this section.
2. Disconnect the ...
Other materials:
Transmission Draining and Filling
Material
Item
Specification
DEXRON III (ATF)
Transmission Fluid
XT-2-QDX
DEXRON III
1. Remove the drain plug and drain the transmission.
Position a suitable drain pan under the transmission.
2. Clean and install the drain plug.
3. N ...
Actuator Cable - Speed Control
1. Remove the speed control actuator cable end from the throttle body.
1. Lift the speed control cable from the throttle nailhead.
2. Release the speed control cable from the throttle bracket.
2. Remove the speed control cable from the retaining cli ...
Component Tests
Battery-Load Test
1. With the engine running, turn the A/C on, the blower motor on high
speed and the headlamps
on high beam.
2. Increase the engine speed to approximately 2,000 rpm. The voltage
should increase a minimum
of 0.5 volt above the ba ...
