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2010 Dodge Ram 1500 Overheating .See Below

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Old May 23, 2018 | 07:45 PM
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Hello Yall.Thankyou For Having me.I Have a 2010 Ram 1500 5.7 4wd regular cab .my Heater Core Started Dripping on my Passenger Side Soaking The Carpet.the Price to Correctly Fix it at a Garage is $1,100 😞.so i put a bottle of Copper Bars Stop leak.It Didnt Seal it.so then i Put aluminum Bars Stop leak , ever Since my Radiator Has Been Popping like Boiling Water and Over Heating.I was 2 gallons low on antifreeze.50/50 yellow Prestone .i filled it.Put a New Radiator cap on.It Still is Overheating.Please Help..im Not to mechanically enclined on motor vehicles.and im not Rich at all.
 
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Old May 24, 2018 | 07:29 AM
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You need to replace the heater core, AND the radiator. The 'stop leak' stuff not only stops leaks, it also clogs the tubes in the radiator/heater core like cholesterol in your veins.
 
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Old May 24, 2018 | 07:35 AM
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You have ruined your entire cooling system by putting that stuff in there.
 
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