Oh! Get some plastic coolant elbows. Most autoparts stores carry them, around $4 for both made just for 3800 engines. You will need to replace these, cause chances are yours are broken or you'll break them on removal.
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'13 Mustang 3.7V6 - MT82
'00 GP SE (L67 Swap, XP, Headers, 3.25")
'98 GTP, '01 Bonne