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dodge truck heater fix

Ickie

Ickie

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this morning I went to the store and my heater did not work, blew cold air.
when i got home I watched a video on fixing the most common problem with this issue

It cost me $7 to buy a 3/4 female hose end with a 5/8 tube end.
(replacement garden hose part for a 5/8 garden hose.)
Dodge made it easy by putting a break in the hose on top of the engine both sides.
after buying the fitting it took 5 minutes to install and turn water on to back flush the heater coil and put this all back together,
simple.

wow I got heat again

BTW it was rusty water/antifreeze coming out for about 1 minute as I back flushed the heater coil.
 
Sounds like the good old Prestone Flush & Fill!

Makes a BIG difference, once the old stuff has been flushed out...

Alan :santahat:
 
Something to be said for basic engine design.......I couldn't do anything now on my 2008 Peugeot 407SW without having a computer to read the fault lines.... Gone are the days of my first car....a Morris Minor OHC of 1931 vintage, which had 4 wheel brakes of zero efficiency!
Keith
 
I do the same thing with my '96 Dodge Dakota's heater, usually twice during the winter months. Easy to do in the driveway.
 
wow I went to walmarts this morning and the heater liked to run me out of the truck, I have never had it so HOT
 
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