First Fixes

As the car had been mostly standing for a few years, it had produced a common problem: coolant and oil leaks. There was some oil on the water pump and timing chain cover but I was not sure where it came from. At first I thought the intake manifold cork gasket had perished. I cleaned the oil and added some RTV gasket silicone to the manifold. Unfortunately this did not fix the problem as some more oil had leaked after a test drive.

I removed the air cleaner to check the intake. Soon I noticed that the bolts holding it were really loose! One at finger tightness and others a bit better. I tightened them but this still didn't fix the leak. Most likely the oil was coming through the timing chain cover gasket. Adding some more RTV there finally fixed the leak. I need to replace the gasket during winter.

Luckily the water leaks were simple. Both upper and lower radiator hoses were leaking from under their hose clamps. I just tightened them a bit and the puddles under the Mustang disappeared. The hoses seem old though so I'll replace them too while taking the timing chain cover out.

I also found a nice surprise from the glove box: original owners manual in Finnish. Always fun to flip through these old books.