2003 ram 1500 3.7 coolant leaking from overflow
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From: Houston
Why bother? Can probably get a motor with less miles installed for less then the cost of another vehicle.
Or replace the head gaskets yourself. Realizing it has high miles, I would go with option one. ( heads may be warped or whatever. )
Cost of a good used motor 800 to 1500, cost to have installed 600 minimum around here by a reputable mechanic.
I do not think I could buy a vehicle without issues for that low a price.
(unless its some guy selling to support his drug habit if I were lucky )
Mines in shop as we speak $1500 total installed for complete motor out of a rollover with 86000 miles.
Mike
Edit~ I can see that its a 2 door and that would be reason to me anyways to grab a quad cab personally anyways. You would make more parting it out over a trade in at this point anyways if you do not fix it. Looks pretty clean really.
Or replace the head gaskets yourself. Realizing it has high miles, I would go with option one. ( heads may be warped or whatever. )
Cost of a good used motor 800 to 1500, cost to have installed 600 minimum around here by a reputable mechanic.
I do not think I could buy a vehicle without issues for that low a price.
(unless its some guy selling to support his drug habit if I were lucky )
Mines in shop as we speak $1500 total installed for complete motor out of a rollover with 86000 miles.
Mike
Edit~ I can see that its a 2 door and that would be reason to me anyways to grab a quad cab personally anyways. You would make more parting it out over a trade in at this point anyways if you do not fix it. Looks pretty clean really.
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From: Hamilton, Ontario
Definately head gasket. Exactly the same thing happened to me. Overheated it once and blamo .. leaked from overflow ever since. Confirmed hydrocarbons in coolant. Zip tied a plastic bottle to the overflow and that got me by for a while ... had my engine rebuilt at accurate engines in Michigan. Cost me $3k for a long block installed.
I now drive an Ecodiesel. Entirely different beast. Sips fuel .. lots of turbo lag.
I now drive an Ecodiesel. Entirely different beast. Sips fuel .. lots of turbo lag.
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Another idea is air entering the cooling system from somewhere. While recently doing my exhaust manifold bolts I saw on the passenger side a heater line that has a factory coupler installed. This showed very obvious signs of coolant seepage. I replaced the factory spring clamps with screw clamps. That, combined with my new, factory 17lbs radiator cap, has entirely fixed my overflow issue.
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From: Des Moines, Iowa
Another idea is air entering the cooling system from somewhere. While recently doing my exhaust manifold bolts I saw on the passenger side a heater line that has a factory coupler installed. This showed very obvious signs of coolant seepage. I replaced the factory spring clamps with screw clamps. That, combined with my new, factory 17lbs radiator cap, has entirely fixed my overflow issue.
He already stated that number 6 plug was soaked in antifreeze.
Good idea, but sadly not the case.
Mike