anyone change one ?? does the pump and level sensor just push into the tank and then seal with the rubber grommet ??

my tank is crack bad enough i dont think plastic weld is gonna hold and was just going to replace


thanks gang


Troy

 

also interested- tank is good but nipple is broke off of pump.

 

I had to change mine out because during the process of replacing my water pump I pulled too hard on the radiator shroud when separating it from the tank assembly. I cracked the plastic on the coolant reservoir side around the lower bolt that you bolt the fan shroud to. The bolt is press molded into the tank. Coolant came pouring out at a pretty good flow.

The coolant reservoir and washer fluid reservoir are all one assembly and it only has about 6 screws holding it in place so it is not real hard to R&R. Both the washer pump and low washer fluid sending unit snap in place, they have fat rubber grommets to seal them in the holes. If I remember it right the Dodge Boys wanted about $150.00 or $175.00 for a new tank. I bought a used tank assembly at the bone yard for $45.00. That was about 3 or 4 years ago, February 2011 I think and the used tank is still working fine today.

Some time after that I also had my low washer fluid sending unit go bad so I replaced it with the sending unit that came with the bone yard tank assembly. I put a drain pan under my truck to catch what fluid I could to keep from making too big of a mess on my garage floor, then just pulled out the sending unit and pushed the new-old one back in its place. Just be sure to orient it correctly so the pendulum end of it swings in the right direction or it won't read right either and your low washer fluid light will be on all the time like mine was.

Jimmy

 

did some looking around and gonna call today or tommorrow depending on work but rock auto has a new tank for 15.00 and pump and level sensor for about the same.

mine was easy to get off, i just bought the truck, 98 5.2 4x2, long term project play truck, but anyway i have the airbox off and the tank was easy to get off.

ill post when i get some more info

Troy

 

hey gang:
just a quick update if your interested, parts from rockauto.

97-03 dakota 5.2
wiper reservior ch1288102 13.07
sensor 48827017 19.51
pump 6706 17.05

cheap enough to go with new stuff,


thanks gang
Troy

 

That sure doesn't look my my reservoir.

 

yea they have it wrong. That's 97-99, not 97-03. 00-03 have a 1 piece assembly that is also the radiator fan shroud and coolant overflow can.

 

thanks man thats god to know, im knew at dakota, this is my midlife crisis vette disguised as a dakota i stilling learning the interchange years

picked her up cheap enough, and the body straight, and it was a one owner with all the maint records,

once i get all the reg maintance that needs done then its time for the rest of the long list of projects

Troy