Anitfreeze Leak....HELP!!! - Dodge Dakota Forum

Subject: Anitfreeze Leak....HELP!!!
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Ok, so i'm driving, (pretty hard and it was about 90 some degrees out). Then i get a STRONG smell of antifreeze. I pull into my freinds parking lot, and the antifreeze is dripping down the firewall (passanger side, looks like from under the silver metal plate) its dripping onto the y pipe then onto the ground, it let out quite a puddle. I checked the level and it was a bit low, i drove it to my house (not far) and there was only one little drop.

I tracked down the leak to a hose, poping through the fire wall, directly behind and down a bit from the passanger valve cover. Antifreeze was sitting in it. I cleaned it out, and drove it around, nothing. I tried turning on heater, A/C, vents all that......nothing.
Drove it to work today...thought i smelled it but it was probebly my imagination (no dripping).

So the question is, is that a bleed off valve from the heater core??? The pipe was dirty as the rest of the fire wall so it looks like nothing was attached.

Sorry for the bad grammer, spelling, and long post...its monday...

Please respond as fast as you can...thanks!!!

-Xphile1999

Xphile1999
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7/29/2002
12:39:14

RE: Anitfreeze Leak....HELP!!!
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Checked it out in the parking garage, it is leaking from that little hose out of the firewall, does this lead from the heater core??? I havent used the heater in a long time.

Anyone???

-Xphile1999

John Cassell
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7/29/2002
12:53:54

RE: Anitfreeze Leak....HELP!!!
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If it is dripping out the hose used for the ac drain, you have a heater core leaking. Could be bad or just a pipe from one of the heater hoses. Anway you would be better to replace the core. Not a job for the faint of heart. I done other cars but not a Dak. Might try to find a good shop to do this one. Dealer would be high.

Xphile1999
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7/29/2002
13:48:36

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Thanks John, just needed someone to confirm my greatest fear.

-Xphile1999

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