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I had a T-bird with the 3.8 V6. I got well over 100,000 miles out of that engine with no head gasket problems whatsoever. The problem was that the gasket manufacturer started cutting corners while making the gaskets, and it cost them. The gasket manufacturer admitted as much in court. Ford had a program to pay for repairs, including a replacement engine if necessary. Call the Ford dealer and see if the program is still in effect. A friend of mine has had four Mustangs since 1994 - all with the 3.8 - and he has not had one head gasket problem. He even had one overheat on him, but that was due to a bad thermostat. Between them, I'd guess he's put over 225,000 miles on them without head gasket problems. There were head gasket problems with those engines, but it's not as widespread as it appears. I read somewhere that there were around 25,000 - 40,000 cars affected with the gasket problem(admittedly, a lot of cars!). It's just that the owners were very vocal about the problems, the news media blew it out of proportion, and the LAWYERS got involved. The 3.8 started production in 1982 and the problems started surfacing with 1993-1994 model year cars.
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