01 Ram 1500 Battery Cable

[sparky]

my 98 town & country wont push hot water thru the heater core, Iv'e plugged the return side, and run the engine till I got hot water out the return hose. then I hooked it back together, and got heat. I let the car cool down and restarted the engine, let it get up to running temp and no heat from the heater, both hoses were cold going into the core and out. Has anyone got anyone got any ideas? oh and nomatter what I do I cant get any heat out of the rear heater. please help!!

[carriedi]

you might want to check the performance of your water pump. the impeller may not be doing it's job.

when you took off the hose for the heater and ran the engine, how much coolant was coming out? Should have been a lot.

[CraigD]

How long should it take to replace the positive battery cables on a 01 Ram 1500?

[carriedi]

book time is .5 hours

[CraigD]

Thank you, carriedi!

[raneger]

Probably you reconnected the tubes in the heater? and if you put on the heater is there air coming out or nothing at all?

[ScottyB]

HELP !!

1997 Chrysler GS Voyager 3.3L (EGA):

Decided to renew the coolant (previously had just water) in the engine/radiator. Prior to this, the radiator showed no signs of leaks, but after renewing the coolant, there is coolant seeping from behind the brass trans cooler fitting (screwed into the plastic tank). This internal fitting protrudes out from the plastic tank and is secured only by a thin metal washer and thin nut (refer to attached image of an identical fitting).

So, just to be clear: the coolant is leaking from the body of the plastic radiator (behind the fitting).

The nut wasn't very tight, so I tried tightening to stop the leakage, but didn't seem to make much difference as coolant was still seeping out from behind the washer. I didn't want to tighten it excessively, in case I damaged the plastic tank.

To inspect the fitting, I drained some coolant and removed both nut & washer. There was no o-ring or seal behind the washer. The fitting can be partly pushed into the tank, allowing coolant to escape.

It appears this fitting mates against the internal wall of the radiator when tightened with the nut on the outer wall, but I see no way of sealing the fitting.

So, even though I've tightened the nut, there is still a "gap" in the plastic tank behind the washer, allowing coolant to escape.

Should there be an o-ring, rubber seal (or similar) behind the washer?
Is this repair a simple matter of using a suitable sealant compound?

Can anyone please suggest how to remedy this small leak?

Thank you in advance...

Scotty

[carriedi]

the cooler that runs inside the tank is installed before the tank is attached to the radiator core. Pretty sure the seal is on the inside of the tank. If there is a gap behind the washer when the nut feels like it's tightened up you should probably take the line off and remove the nut and add a washer that will take up the space so the nut will tighten up and secure the cooler to the radiator tank.

I think what I would do to try and save you from having to replace the radiator would be to drain the radiator. at least below where the cooler comes through the tank. Take the line off the fitting and remove the nut and washer. Clean the area with something like brake cleaner and let it dry. push the cooler in a little bit and use silicone sealer around the cooler fitting. Not a lot but enough to make a seal around the cooler fitting. Put the washer back on and what ever spacer so the the nut will tighten up the cooler to the radiator and let it dry the silicone for half an hour. put the line back on the cooler fitting and pour the coolant back into the radiator and keep an eye on the coolant for a while to make sure the cooling systems stays full and it doesn't leak.

[lou417]

Hello. I have a 2006 dodge durango, 4.7 liter. I drove it 5 miles and the temperature gauge shot up.Got it home and it started spewing coolant.It's coming from the casing behind the thermostat housing. Not sure what part it is or what caused it to leak. It's on the passenger side of engine. Has a pulley on it. It's my daily driver. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

[carriedi]

does it look like the coolant is coming from under the pulley? (water pump)