It's the only possible place it could be losing fluid. No leaks anywhere, isn't a leaking head gasket, and new radiator cap and thermostat. How much of an operation is this? I know I have to get to it under the dash.
2006-11-25 10:23:43 · 7 answers · asked by Gnome 6 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ Ford
An old ford ranger should take an hour to change. All you have to remove is a plastic door with about 8 screws. It's behind the glove box.
2006-11-25 13:50:09 · answer #1 · answered by kayef57 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hi. My father owns a taxi company and we have several old fords most of which at one time or another have had this problem. Some do require complete replacement but before I do I always try Liquid glass first(a version can be purchased at wal-mart but the best is the stuff they sell at the pharmacy and cheaper too around five dollars) but not exactly as the directions say for best result I flush the whole system and then heat it all up. Then I carefully remove the top heater hose from the core and fill with liquid glass. Let it sit overnight and flush and fill with fresh anti-freeze. This works almost all the time and i have yet to have one get a leak again after being repaired. The heater does not seem to be affected by this either.
2006-11-25 23:38:00 · answer #2 · answered by Derek and Destiny 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I haven't replaced a heater core in anything other than a Chevy, but make sure before you do replace it that it is the problem. It would really suck to do all that work and still have something wrong. Replacing heater cores in almost anything is a real pain. If you want to, you could try capping off the lines from the engine to the heater core for a while to see if anything changes. Of course if you live in a cold weather area, I wouldn't do this for long. Don't rule out using a little stop leak, either. In the right situation, that stuff is fantastic.
2006-11-25 19:11:37 · answer #3 · answered by Nc Jay 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Check your raditator hoses. A drip here and a drip there adds up. Don't replace anything unless you are positive you found the problem. Do you see a white exhaust? Put your hand by the tail pipe, not so close to burn your self. Do you see if water condenses on you hand? You could have an internal coolant leak. The water is getting into the piston and sent out the exhaust system.
2006-11-25 18:55:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It can be a bit of a job. When a heater core is bad it usually leaks in the front floor on the passenger side. Unless the floor is damp, the heater core probably isn't bad.
2006-11-25 18:28:07 · answer #5 · answered by Flyby 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a big job with the labor involved because of it's location. You must smell it by now.
2006-11-25 18:32:24 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
if it was leaking your floor board would be wet what are the symtoms?
2006-11-26 09:30:43 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋