Probably a blown head gasket and/or a cracked head.
Drain the Mercury Tracer radiator into a pan. Loosen the clamps at the ends of the radiator hose. Wiggle the hose to free the ends. Slide the hose off and replace it. Tighten the clamps an refill the radiator. Dispose of the old antifreeze as it is toxic to animals.
The radiator Petcock is located on the Driverside of the radiator at the bottom, if you remove the splash guard you should be able to see it.
Look in a removable housing at the engine end of the upper radiator hose
IT 'S ON THE RADIATOR SUPPORT BEHIND THE HEADLIGHT. THERE IS A HORN ON EACH SIDE.
depends on the year. copy and paste the code to see. http://www.racepages.com/parts/radiator/mercury/tracer.html
Mercury Tracer was created in 1987.
On your 1991 MERCURY TRACER, the THERMOSTAT is: UNDER HOOD, DRIVER SIDE, UPPER ENGINE AREA, ENGINE END OF UPPER RADIATOR HOSE, MOUNTED IN COOLANT OUTLET HOUSING.
On your 1991 MERCURY TRACER, the THERMOSTAT is: UNDER HOOD, DRIVER SIDE, UPPER ENGINE AREA, ENGINE END OF UPPER RADIATOR HOSE, MOUNTED IN COOLANT OUTLET HOUSING.
Follow the upper radiator hose from the radiator to the engine block. The point where the hose connects to the engine is where the thermostat is typically located.
Take off the radiator cap while cool. Open the radiator and start to drain into a bucket. Use water hose to run water into the radiator until the water drains clear.
They certainly do. The coolant lines run from the transmission into the radiator, normally the bottom driver side.
need timing marks for 97 mercury tracer