96 Ram losing coolant
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96 Ram losing coolant
I have been working on a 96 Ram for a friend, replaced the heater core due to a massive leak that was mis-diagnosed as a core failure. It is still dumping water, looks like it is leaking right behind(towards rear of truck) the starter where the oil pan is mounted. I have a pic but the camera died, hoping someone can help. Will not hold any coolant at all.
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more info. https://dodgeforum.com/forum/2nd-gen...ed-itself.html
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The guy says it over-heated, he drove it a couple miles and parked it. Checked coolant level and it was gone... tried adding more and is when he saw the leaking. Not sure if over-heating would damage freeze plug
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Age damages freeze plugs. Stock ones are steel. They rust out, and start leaking. Let them get bad enough, and they will literally fall apart.
Best thing you can do is crawl under the truck, and have a look. I thought I had a rear freeze plug leaking, because that is where the coolant finally dripped down. It was coming from the plug behind the drivers side motor mount.
Best thing you can do is crawl under the truck, and have a look. I thought I had a rear freeze plug leaking, because that is where the coolant finally dripped down. It was coming from the plug behind the drivers side motor mount.
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Age damages freeze plugs. Stock ones are steel. They rust out, and start leaking. Let them get bad enough, and they will literally fall apart.
Best thing you can do is crawl under the truck, and have a look. I thought I had a rear freeze plug leaking, because that is where the coolant finally dripped down. It was coming from the plug behind the drivers side motor mount.
Best thing you can do is crawl under the truck, and have a look. I thought I had a rear freeze plug leaking, because that is where the coolant finally dripped down. It was coming from the plug behind the drivers side motor mount.
+1.... sounds like an incompetent mechanic to me. How easy is it to see AF "pouring" out of specific location?
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Would there be leaking all the way back where the starter is if its a blown head gasket or cracked head? I was thinking maybe the intake manifold gasket.