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I have a 2001 Dodge Ram 2500 I have a brown substance coming out of the floor vent not to mention when I turn the heat on I smell antifreeze and my window steams / obviously I need a heater core. My next question is how difficult of task I have done heater core before on an S10 as far as brands should I stick with Mopar or go with something else

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  • dave110
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    I hate tablets........

  • JAG1
    JAG1

    IBMobile is driving 907 miles to my place to do the heater core and evaporator, including all new O rings and recharging the A/C system. He owns a mobile mechanic service. Man what service..... he mig

  • KATOOM
    KATOOM

    Yes, I'm the only KATOOM... And yes, my heater core is still doing great.  No leaks, no problems, and I dont regret doing it the short cut way either.  It saves time and money and in my opinion

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Yeah... I've destroyed my 1972 Dodge Power Wagon from lifting and oversized tires. 

 

Even since I figured it all out now. I get plenty of chances of driving other peoples truck most all of them with lifts and oversized tires have issues with lane centering and darting issues just like this 2005. Hence the owner brought to my shop because he's burned up two steering box in a very short time I found out. 

 

Like my 2006 Dodge is on 18 wheels (275/70 R18 - 33 inch tires) even this truck has a 2 inch leveling kit too, and this truck doesn't hold center good, darty and lack lane centering the last time I drove the truck. I'm going to ditch those 18 inch wheels find some stock 17 inch wheel and pull the leveling kit out as well. I plan on making that 2006 into my service truck and tow rig. If I get a job where I might travel to say @JAG1 place with the RV towed to his place and then have all the tools on the truck I could do about anything then. 

Heater core is done.  About 2 hours for me and my son to get it installed.  It'll be nice to have defrosters again.  A couple of days ago on my way to work I turned on the defrosters and the windshield got worse than what it was without the defrosters, then yesterday on my way home from work I noticed the antifreeze dripping from my floor vent. :doh:  I knew then there was no mistake, I had a bad heatercore.  When I pulled the old one out it looked like it might of had a pin hole at the top (lots of white build-up) and some green build up around the bottom but it didn't look too bad compared to some of the ones I seen on YT that others pulled out.

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