copperking81
Junior Member
Hey everyone, hoping I can gets some help here.
I have a 2005 Ram 5.7L Hemi.
About 3 weeks ago, I found a small leak in my radiator. Not sure how long it had been going on but it wasn't obvious. As a quick fix until I had time to work on it, I used some Bar's Stop Leak and monitored it for a couple days. The leak did not improve and in fact, got significantly worse. Not sure if the Stop Leak had something to do with that.
I ended up draining and flushing the system, replaced the radiator with a new one and bled the system using the half full funnel and burp procedure. Since replacing the radiator, my heat has not returned to normal levels on the drivers side and I smell a faint hint of coolant. Non on the windshield running defrost and no leaks on the floor boards, even three weeks later. Fluid levels also appear to be stable.
I assumed the heater core must have a clog so today I tried a flush using a garden hose. I ran water in both directions and the fluid was exceptionally clear. No junk at all. I put everything back together and burped the system again, this time for over an hour revving the hell out of it throughout. The heat actually got hotter on the passenger side but still no effect on the drivers side. Still no signs of a leak anywhere.
Not sure what else to try aside from ripping out the heater core, which I really don't want to do. I'd think if it was bad or had a leak, I'd be seeing signs of it, i.e. on the windshield or passenger floor boards, but nothing.
Is it possible to have a clog in the heater core that even when flushing, shows no signs of junk or dirty coolant?
I have a 2005 Ram 5.7L Hemi.
About 3 weeks ago, I found a small leak in my radiator. Not sure how long it had been going on but it wasn't obvious. As a quick fix until I had time to work on it, I used some Bar's Stop Leak and monitored it for a couple days. The leak did not improve and in fact, got significantly worse. Not sure if the Stop Leak had something to do with that.
I ended up draining and flushing the system, replaced the radiator with a new one and bled the system using the half full funnel and burp procedure. Since replacing the radiator, my heat has not returned to normal levels on the drivers side and I smell a faint hint of coolant. Non on the windshield running defrost and no leaks on the floor boards, even three weeks later. Fluid levels also appear to be stable.
I assumed the heater core must have a clog so today I tried a flush using a garden hose. I ran water in both directions and the fluid was exceptionally clear. No junk at all. I put everything back together and burped the system again, this time for over an hour revving the hell out of it throughout. The heat actually got hotter on the passenger side but still no effect on the drivers side. Still no signs of a leak anywhere.
Not sure what else to try aside from ripping out the heater core, which I really don't want to do. I'd think if it was bad or had a leak, I'd be seeing signs of it, i.e. on the windshield or passenger floor boards, but nothing.
Is it possible to have a clog in the heater core that even when flushing, shows no signs of junk or dirty coolant?