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Old 05-29-2011, 08:12 PM
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Hi, I am Artie from Montreal Canada, I just purchased a second hand Grand Caravan 2003.

I have a question, I started to look around and under the hood I noticed a hose disconnected, and a couple of clamps not locked in place, this is running from the 2 black pipes that are mounted on the firewall. I have taken a few pictures after trying to reconnect the hose. but its something doesnt fit right there!!

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Old 05-29-2011, 08:59 PM
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Welcome to the site. I will move this thread to the Caravan section,
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Old 05-29-2011, 09:39 PM
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Thanks, I am new here and wasn't sure where to post.
 
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Looks like someone had a coolant leak from a heater core and try to by pass it. And forgot to put the claps back on right. Did you check for any coolant leaks?
 
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the coolant level is good! there are 2 pipes with 2 outlets on each, one of them is not even connected! this is a better picture of it. and I tried to connect the loose hose but it doesn't seem to fit there.
thanks for your help so far!
 
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Looks like they are bypassing the rear heater lines. They are known to rot through right below the passenger floor board where they attach
 
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Default new development... hand brake

I took the van in for an inspection and found that they ran completely new lines for the heating system under the van, so that problem is solved. I have 2 issues to clear up now, a small rust patch, which I have already started to fix and they also said the hand brake is not tight enough... it has 4 wheel disc brakes, is it easy to adjust them?
 
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yep, there is a plug in the backing plate you remove and then a star wheel to adjust.
 
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