CAR OWNER ANDREW WITT

CAR NAME–YEAR & MODEL INFO

1COOLGT –2012 MUSTANG GT

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MEMBERS OF THE STANG MAG FAMILY ARE MORE PASSIONATE ABOUT FUN AND INCLUSION THAN THEY ARE THEIR CARS AND THAT SAYS A LOT!

My passion with Mustangs started with my mom telling me about the one Mustang she has always wanted which is a 1964 1/2 or 1965 289 V8 Convertible in Caspian Blue with white leather interior and a white top. My late grandfather also once owned a 1994 black Convertible Mustang GT with Saddle Tan leather interior that I would love to find some day. It also continued with going to different car shows while growing up and seeing all of the awesome classic and modern Mustangs that made me want one of my own. Once my passion for Mustangs started, it wasn’t going to stop! I started with a 96 Mustang GT then owned a 2004 Mach 1. I took automotive classes during high school and some college which also kept my passion going.

The story behind my current 2012 5.0 is I bought it on June 21, 2018 from Wagler Ford in Sigourney, Iowa. I was told about the car from a friend of mine who knows the previous owner that traded it in at the dealership. I made some calls to the

If you asked me if I thought I’d be writing an article for STANG Magazine for my car this time last year I would’ve said no. If you asked me if I would be writing it about a different car than the 2005 Roush Mustang I had I would’ve said hell no. I loved that car but acquiring this one reinvigorated my passion for car shows and events!

WANT IT!

I met Daniel Ramey at a Beltway Mustang show and won my spot with STANG Magazine in their Carlisle Ford Nationals display. Needless to say I wasn’t sure what to expect being that I didn’t know the people attending and was going by myself.

salesman at the dealership about the car and scheduled a day to come look at the Mustang. I took my grandfather with me to go look at it. When I got to test drive the Mustang, I fell in love with it and knew I had to have it. I bought the Mustang and have loved it ever since. I have been little by little over the years building it the way I want and don’t want to stop adding my own touches to it until I feel like that’s the way I want it!

The STANG Mag family welcomed me in from the very start and made me feel like one of their own!

Hope you all enjoyed reading my story about how my never ending passion with Mustangs got started!

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Members of the STANG Mag family are more passionate about fun and inclusion than they are their cars and that says a lot! I can’t wait to see what’s to come in 2022!

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SMOKE ‘EM IF YOU GOT ‘EM

I know we all keep our cars in pristine shape, and no one has ever had a problem with any of their vehicles smoking out of the exhaust pipes. But if you do see a car that is smoking from the exhaust, the color of the smoke can tell you a lot about what is going on. What does different colored smoke mean?

Black – Black smoke out of the exhaust means your air to fuel ratio is too rich. Too much gas for the amount of air that is going into the engine. This could be caused by a leaking fuel injector, a faulty fuel pressure regulator, or a bad air filter. If your engine is running this rich, it can cause serious problems and your Check Engine light is probably glowing proudly.

Blue-ish – The blue smoke can be hard to tell from grey smoke. You really need good light to see it, but you’ll notice a slight blue hue to the color. This is generally caused by an engine that is burning oil. This is probably caused by worn engine components such as valve seals, PCV valves or worn piston rings.

White or Grey - Billowing white or grey smoke that does not go away, means you have a serious problem. This is caused by engine coolant leaking into one or more of the combustion chambers. This could be caused from a multitude of things, from a cracked cylinder head, cracked block, blown head gasket, or several other factors. Whichever it is, it’s going to be a costly repair to take care of.

Steam – OK you got me. It’s not smoke. But just because something that looks like white smoke is coming out of your exhaust does not mean it’s smoke. Water is a natural biproduct of fuel combustion, and coming out of a hot engine, that water will turn to steam. Steam coming out of your exhaust should evaporate and dissipate rather quickly once in contact with the air, whereas smoke will continue to drift in the air.

If your car is billowing black, blue, white and grey smoke at the same time, just call the coroner and get it over with. It’s dead.