01 Ram 1500 Cooling System
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i'm gonna try everything i know of again one more time each and then if its still not free of air i will live with it till spring.i'm gonna try jacking it up and massaging all the hoses like you did then put it back on the bank at fathers before i try the others.i have never ran into this problem before with any of my vehicles since i started driving nor in my 9 years as a mechanic.
#22
i checked all the freeze plugs,thermostat housing,block drain plug,lower radiator hose,upper hose,both heater hoses,and all along the edges of the radiator. still no leaks found. my coolant level has not gone down either. i use a Mag Lite with the halogen bulb upgrade an this also works very well to spot coolant coolant leaks. if i;m not mistaken,to replace the heater core in the Dodge Ram i will need to remove the dashboard and the heater box and possibly open the A/C sytem.can anyone confirm or deny this info?
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thats good to know! i'm more of a Ford man but with keen eye for a good deal when it comes to Dodge...lol. Ford heater cores are a cake walk.the few people i've talked with about the Dodge said it was a 6-7 hour job easily an that usually the dash needs to come out and possibly the A/C would need to be disconnected. not having to do all this would be a big help even if ya hafta fight a lil bit getting the core out and in.
#28
Apparently you haven't had the "pleasure" in changing one in a '99 Taurus. That was the worst one I have ever done.
For my truck I just loosened things up and then pryed a little to get the heater core to pop out of the top of the heater box. I think I ran a total of about 3-4 hrs. Maybe I was just lucky!
For my truck I just loosened things up and then pryed a little to get the heater core to pop out of the top of the heater box. I think I ran a total of about 3-4 hrs. Maybe I was just lucky!
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I went throught the same problem..
with my truck.Lisle cooling sytem funnel.Should be issued with every dodge ram.I never had heat and listened to swoosh every morning I started my truck.Drove me nuts.After using the funnel correctly I got all the air out of my system and nice hot heat and no swoosh.Good on ya.