heater core leak

From : edtheward

Q: 2000 dodge ram 360 4x4 i am getting a antifreeze smell when i run the fan with the heater on. i am not detecting any leaks and the coolant is topped off. i am guessing there is a pinhole leak in the heatercore or hose somwhere around it my garage floor is dry no drips anywhere. when the fan is off and the heater knob is turned on in the cold morning i can see mist come up slowly out of the 2 middle vents on the way to work. not steam just looks like hot vaporized coolant. any ideas the best way to proceed in fixing should i start removing the dash and get to the heater core for a visual or is there something else i can do just need some encouraging words here thanks in advance. ed .

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From : tom lawrence

any ideas the best way to proceed in fixing should i start removing the dash and get to the heater core for a visual or is there something else i can do just need some encouraging words here thanks in advance. unfortunately theres no encouraging words to give... you do in fact have a leaking heater core and it will need to be replaced. its a fairly labor-intensive job to do as well. the dash needs to come out at least partially and im talking the entire dash - not just a trim panel the a/c needs to be recovered the cooling system drained the hvac box removed from the firewall separated core replaced and everything put back together. most shops charge $800-$1000 for this. .

From : coasty uscgret at comcast dot net

any ideas the best way to proceed in fixing should i start removing the dash and get to the heater core for a visual or is there something else i can do just need some encouraging words here thanks in advance. unfortunately theres no encouraging words to give... you do in fact have a leaking heater core and it will need to be replaced. its a fairly labor-intensive job to do as well. the dash needs to come out at least partially and im talking the entire dash - not just a trim panel the a/c needs to be recovered the cooling system drained the hvac box removed from the firewall separated core replaced and everything put back together. most shops charge $800-$1000 for this. yep tom is correct a real pain another thing to do is check your ph yearly many people do not. if it acidic this will cause premature core failure along with bunch of other stuff because it is eating the engine from the inside out. i have found that the extended antifreeze although will protect from freezing and boil over seldom can be used past two years due to the ph. coasty .

From : bill allemann

your a/c evaporator coil will also fail shortly. chrysler has had this problem at least back to 97 models personal experience jeep. they didnt manage to correct it as of 2001 personal experience dodge ram. i would guess that they still havent corrected it. a thousand bucks+ for a long term well known quality defect is a pretty tough hit on an older vehicle. i presently own my very last chrysler product and my last mercury marine product another story. 2000 dodge ram 360 4x4 i am getting a antifreeze smell when i run the fan with the heater on. i am not detecting any leaks and the coolant is topped off. i am guessing there is a pinhole leak in the heatercore or hose somwhere around it my garage floor is dry no drips anywhere. when the fan is off and the heater knob is turned on in the cold morning i can see mist come up slowly out of the 2 middle vents on the way to work. not steam just looks like hot vaporized coolant. any ideas the best way to proceed in fixing should i start removing the dash and get to the heater core for a visual or is there something else i can do just need some encouraging words here thanks in advance. ed .

From : clare at snyder on ca

on thu 23 mar 2006 055628 -0500 coasty uscgret at comcast dot net wrote any ideas the best way to proceed in fixing should i start removing the dash and get to the heater core for a visual or is there something else i can do just need some encouraging words here thanks in advance. unfortunately theres no encouraging words to give... you do in fact have a leaking heater core and it will need to be replaced. its a fairly labor-intensive job to do as well. the dash needs to come out at least partially and im talking the entire dash - not just a trim panel the a/c needs to be recovered the cooling system drained the hvac box removed from the firewall separated core replaced and everything put back together. most shops charge $800-$1000 for this. yep tom is correct a real pain another thing to do is check your ph yearly many people do not. if it acidic this will cause premature core failure along with bunch of other stuff because it is eating the engine from the inside out. i have found that the extended antifreeze although will protect from freezing and boil over seldom can be used past two years due to the ph. coasty if you add a bit of buffer to bring the ph back in line its good for a couple more years if it does not discolor. *** free account sponsored by secureix.com *** *** encrypt your internet usage with a free vpn account from http//www.secureix.com *** .

From : gary r kohler

couldnt he try some radiator stop-leak on thu 23 mar 2006 030354 gmt tom lawrence tnloaswpraemnmcien5g@earthlink.net wrote any ideas the best way to proceed in fixing should i start removing the dash and get to the heater core for a visual or is there something else i can do just need some encouraging words here thanks in advance. unfortunately theres no encouraging words to give... you do in fact have a leaking heater core and it will need to be replaced. its a fairly labor-intensive job to do as well. the dash needs to come out at least partially and im talking the entire dash - not just a trim panel the a/c needs to be recovered the cooling system drained the hvac box removed from the firewall separated core replaced and everything put back together. most shops charge $800-$1000 for this. posted via usenet.com premium usenet group services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** speed ** retention ** completion ** anonymity ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http//www.usenet.com .

From : adolphe menjou adolphe

edtheward wrote 2000 dodge ram 360 4x4 i am getting a antifreeze smell when i run the fan with the heater on. i am not detecting any leaks and the coolant is topped off. i am guessing there is a pinhole leak in the heatercore or hose somwhere around it my garage floor is dry no drips anywhere. when the fan is off and the heater knob is turned on in the cold morning i can see mist come up slowly out of the 2 middle vents on the way to work. not steam just looks like hot vaporized coolant. any ideas the best way to proceed in fixing should i start removing the dash and get to the heater core for a visual or is there something else i can do just need some encouraging words here thanks in advance. ed ground black pepper http//www.barsproducts.com/product.cfmid=43 jam .