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2002 1500 Leaking antifreeze

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Old 04-23-2008, 07:28 AM
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Turns out to be the radiator cap. Put a new one one and it doesn't leak.
 
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Been one year since this and now it is starting to leak again. Why would it keep leaking around the cap?
 
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Old 04-29-2009, 12:06 PM
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If your sure Its the same leak I would just buy another cap. Strange the cap would go bad in a years time but you never know. I had that problem on my old Ramcharger and it ended up being a pin hole in the neck.
 
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I bought a new cap monday night and it still is leaking, not sure where to go from here now. I put a new radiator in it last year due to it leaking on one side of the plastic pieces. Who knows????
 
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Found a pin hole leak yesterday afternoon in the neck. Thanks "BEAR" for the heads up on checking that.
 
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my plastic resivoir tank leaked, its poorly designed the way its put together with the a big seam going around it. i took it off and epoxied around the seam and neck. its not leaking for now but i will end up replacing it eventually.
 
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A brand new one at the dealership ran me about $62.00
 
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I just discovered a leak from around my thermostat. It was dripping coolant from the bottom bolt. I am going to change out the thermostat tomorrow and see if that is it. It took me a while to trace the leak all the way UP. There is a steady drip of fluid even when cold. It was NOT the hose and I was very surprised to see that. Could it be that the thermostat is not seated correctly anymore? I have a 04 with Hemi 5.7 with 68k.
 



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