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what would you do?? #129190 09/28/08 08:15 PM 09/28/08 08:15 PM
Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 3,753 Gulf Coast of Florida Russ OP super gas
Russ OP super gas Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 3,753 Gulf Coast of Florida	I have an 86 Aries with only 38.000 miles,when i bought it about 6 months ago It had 32.000 miles,the original motor blew up at 36.000 miles,i put in a good motor with 84.000 miles,and everything was fine till today,It will not hold coolant,and It Is going somewhere,not out the exhaust,the oil looks good(nothing milky) and nothing on the driveway,but everytime i drive it now the temp guage goes up to the max,then comes down,i replaces the thermostat,and coolant temp switch again,but after It cools down,the radiator Is 1/2 empty,and the overflow Is only 1/2 full,but i see bubbles in the overflow after about 15 minutes of idling. any ideas? 2001 Durango 5.9 Magnum 99 Durango 5.9 Magnum Parting out 99 Durango 5.9,99 Ram 1500 and 98 Ram 1500 5.9 WANTED.Ram Truck,Durango/Dakota parts and parts trucks!!PM Me. GO BUCKS!!!! Go GATORS!!!!

Re: what would you do?? [Re: Russ] #129191 09/28/08 08:24 PM 09/28/08 08:24 PM
Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 317 Indiana 7 79_W200 enthusiast
79_W200 enthusiast 7 Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 317 Indiana	could be head gasket - check spark plugs 1979 W200 470

Re: what would you do?? [Re: 79_W200] #129192 09/28/08 08:50 PM 09/28/08 08:50 PM
Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 7,833 east side of Ohio basketcase master
basketcase master Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 7,833 east side of Ohio	Quote: could be head gasket - check spark plugs Dave 1981 Dodge D150 360 auto

Re: what would you do?? [Re: 79_W200] #129193 09/28/08 09:17 PM 09/28/08 09:17 PM
Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 3,753 Gulf Coast of Florida Russ OP super gas
Russ OP super gas Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 3,753 Gulf Coast of Florida	all the plugs look like new,I replaced them when the motor was installed This Is the same thing that happened with the original motor,at least this one still runs for now,the car Is like new,inside and out,but but I have over $1.500 in It now!book value is $900.00 per KBB I was going to scrap It last time(I was very %^$& at It then),but found the other 86 Aries for the motor,but my car Is too nice to dump Into a scrap yard,but i'm sure nobody will ever want it,so what should i do????? 2001 Durango 5.9 Magnum 99 Durango 5.9 Magnum Parting out 99 Durango 5.9,99 Ram 1500 and 98 Ram 1500 5.9 WANTED.Ram Truck,Durango/Dakota parts and parts trucks!!PM Me. GO BUCKS!!!! Go GATORS!!!!

Re: what would you do?? [Re: Russ] #129194 09/28/08 09:41 PM 09/28/08 09:41 PM
Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 3,753 Gulf Coast of Florida Russ OP super gas
Russ OP super gas Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 3,753 Gulf Coast of Florida	Here's a couple of pics right after I bought it,Still has the original paint/clearcoat,always garaged too. looks even better now,after a lot of cleaning 4716674-parts1515.jpg (66 downloads) 2001 Durango 5.9 Magnum 99 Durango 5.9 Magnum Parting out 99 Durango 5.9,99 Ram 1500 and 98 Ram 1500 5.9 WANTED.Ram Truck,Durango/Dakota parts and parts trucks!!PM Me. GO BUCKS!!!! Go GATORS!!!!

Re: what would you do?? [Re: Russ] #129195 09/28/08 09:43 PM 09/28/08 09:43 PM
Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 3,753 Gulf Coast of Florida Russ OP super gas
Russ OP super gas Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 3,753 Gulf Coast of Florida	Interior 4716677-parts1506.jpg (60 downloads) 2001 Durango 5.9 Magnum 99 Durango 5.9 Magnum Parting out 99 Durango 5.9,99 Ram 1500 and 98 Ram 1500 5.9 WANTED.Ram Truck,Durango/Dakota parts and parts trucks!!PM Me. GO BUCKS!!!! Go GATORS!!!!

Re: what would you do?? [Re: Russ] #129196 09/29/08 06:47 AM 09/29/08 06:47 AM
Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 1,086 Baton Rouge, La. StandOnIt super stock
StandOnIt super stock Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 1,086 Baton Rouge, La.	Hey Russ, if its not in the oil or on the ground, its in one or two of the holes. If it were mine, I would blockseal it. The moroso ceramic seal works well if you have the time to let it sit long enough. Its a cheap fix to an expensive problem.. 76' Volare, 5.9 magnum w/Iron heads. New best 10.68 at 123 mph 1/4 mile.

Re: what would you do?? [Re: Russ] #129197 09/29/08 08:05 AM 09/29/08 08:05 AM
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Anonymous Unregistered A	If the motor was replaced recently and you are finding "no" coolant leaking or blowing out the tail pipe, it might be possible you have an air pocket in the coolant system including the heater core. Before pulling the head, maybe try to bypass the heater core, check the core for blockage, verify no heater hoses are vise versa etc. Also, not knowing the H2O pumps condition you may want to toss one in to rule that out. Who knows, if the pump was on the engine and it sat for a period of time, the fins may be deteriated and can't blow the system to specs. Good luck !!

Re: what would you do?? [Re: StandOnIt] #129198 09/29/08 09:02 AM 09/29/08 09:02 AM
Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 3,753 Gulf Coast of Florida Russ OP super gas
Russ OP super gas Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 3,753 Gulf Coast of Florida	Quote: Hey Russ, if its not in the oil or on the ground, its in one or two of the holes. If it were mine, I would blockseal it. The moroso ceramic seal works well if you have the time to let it sit long enough. Its a cheap fix to an expensive problem.. where do I find that? 2001 Durango 5.9 Magnum 99 Durango 5.9 Magnum Parting out 99 Durango 5.9,99 Ram 1500 and 98 Ram 1500 5.9 WANTED.Ram Truck,Durango/Dakota parts and parts trucks!!PM Me. GO BUCKS!!!! Go GATORS!!!!

Re: what would you do?? #129199 09/29/08 09:05 AM 09/29/08 09:05 AM
Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 3,753 Gulf Coast of Florida Russ OP super gas
Russ OP super gas Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 3,753 Gulf Coast of Florida	Quote: If the motor was replaced recently and you are finding "no" coolant leaking or blowing out the tail pipe, it might be possible you have an air pocket in the coolant system including the heater core. Before pulling the head, maybe try to bypass the heater core, check the core for blockage, verify no heater hoses are vise versa etc. Also, not knowing the H2O pumps condition you may want to toss one in to rule that out. Who knows, if the pump was on the engine and it sat for a period of time, the fins may be deteriated and can't blow the system to specs. Good luck !! did all that too,if this ceramic stuff doesn't work,i'll probably take It to a swap meet that's going on this weekend,and sell It with a notation that It has a cooling system problem 2001 Durango 5.9 Magnum 99 Durango 5.9 Magnum Parting out 99 Durango 5.9,99 Ram 1500 and 98 Ram 1500 5.9 WANTED.Ram Truck,Durango/Dakota parts and parts trucks!!PM Me. GO BUCKS!!!! Go GATORS!!!!

Re: what would you do?? [Re: Russ] #129200 09/29/08 02:43 PM 09/29/08 02:43 PM
Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 3,753 Gulf Coast of Florida Russ OP super gas
Russ OP super gas Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 3,753 Gulf Coast of Florida	A friend of mine said to drain the cooling system,flush It good,fill It back with just water,then ad a jar of liquid glass,and let It run for an hr and let It set for 24hrs,then drain and refill with coolant Said he did that with a slant 6,and was good for 3 years 2001 Durango 5.9 Magnum 99 Durango 5.9 Magnum Parting out 99 Durango 5.9,99 Ram 1500 and 98 Ram 1500 5.9 WANTED.Ram Truck,Durango/Dakota parts and parts trucks!!PM Me. GO BUCKS!!!! Go GATORS!!!!

Re: what would you do?? [Re: Russ] #129201 09/29/08 02:49 PM 09/29/08 02:49 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,931 P Paul_Fancsali master
Paul_Fancsali master P Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,931	After doing them 7 times over the years on 3 cars its the head gasket , not a easy job but one that takes a average guy all of a saturday to do. Check and make sure the head don't need done I didn't and tore it apart it cost me over $500 as the guides were junk. next time to the heap it goes

Re: what would you do?? [Re: Paul_Fancsali] #129202 09/29/08 03:58 PM 09/29/08 03:58 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,359 Buzzard County, FL IronWolf pro stock
IronWolf pro stock Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,359 Buzzard County, FL	Agreed. Mopar came out with an improved head gasket for the 2.2L. If you can't find one , just junk the car. I replaced two (2) - never again.

Re: what would you do?? [Re: IronWolf] #129203 09/29/08 05:12 PM 09/29/08 05:12 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 8,064 Arlington, Texas earlybee master
earlybee master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 8,064 Arlington, Texas	http://www.allpar.com/fix/radiator-purge.html

Re: what would you do?? [Re: earlybee] #129204 09/30/08 08:52 AM 09/30/08 08:52 AM
Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 3,753 Gulf Coast of Florida Russ OP super gas
Russ OP super gas Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 3,753 Gulf Coast of Florida	Quote: http://www.allpar.com/fix/radiator-purge.html Hmmmm,never heard of that ,I'll give It a try later today 2001 Durango 5.9 Magnum 99 Durango 5.9 Magnum Parting out 99 Durango 5.9,99 Ram 1500 and 98 Ram 1500 5.9 WANTED.Ram Truck,Durango/Dakota parts and parts trucks!!PM Me. GO BUCKS!!!! Go GATORS!!!!

Re: what would you do?? [Re: Russ] #129205 09/30/08 05:00 PM 09/30/08 05:00 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,044 At a gas station near you B badblack68 master
badblack68 master B Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,044 At a gas station near you	Cut your loss, stop the bleeding, scrap it.

Re: what would you do?? [Re: badblack68] #129206 09/30/08 09:17 PM 09/30/08 09:17 PM
Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 3,753 Gulf Coast of Florida Russ OP super gas
Russ OP super gas Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 3,753 Gulf Coast of Florida	Ok Mark Put a new radiator and cap in it,bled It too,and a fan switch,drove it over 150 miles today without no problems,go figure Didn't put the liquid glass In It either Never went above 190 degrees on the guage with the A/C going.And It was 88 here today The old radiator was seeping out the bottom,and full of red goop,flushed It all out,new radiator/cap,etc,good to go so far I think It's fixed Last edited by Russ; 09/30/08 09:19 PM. 2001 Durango 5.9 Magnum 99 Durango 5.9 Magnum Parting out 99 Durango 5.9,99 Ram 1500 and 98 Ram 1500 5.9 WANTED.Ram Truck,Durango/Dakota parts and parts trucks!!PM Me. GO BUCKS!!!! Go GATORS!!!!

Re: what would you do?? [Re: Russ] #129207 10/01/08 08:52 AM 10/01/08 08:52 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 8,064 Arlington, Texas earlybee master
earlybee master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 8,064 Arlington, Texas	I can,t see getting rid of a 36thou mile used car that has,nt been butchered by monkeys. I look at spending money on it as car pmts every once in a while, not monthly.

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