I have a coolant leak.

[harrstoo]

Greetings......I am the proud owner of a 1996 Ford Explorer and a 1999 Ford F-150... I am what you call a loyal owner of the Ford family. However, I have been having problems with them both! Can someone tell me how to fix a coolant leak? I just bought a new heater valve because the other one was broken, but the coolant is now leaking from valve? was there some sort of sealant i was suppose to use? I would appreciate all advice i can get at this point.:exp:

 

[harrstoo]

Hi Rick...Im new to this site and just trying to find my way around. How can i find advice to a specific problem? I just replaced a broken heating valve because the anti freeze kept leaking out, now it's leaking even more, right trough the brand new heating valve i just bought. Any help you can give would be appreciated!

 

[BrooklynBay]

Welcome to this forum! I've moved both of your posts into their own thread in the new members section. Which vehicle has a coolat leak? I'll move the thread into the appropriate section when I know which one is leaking.

 

[1Aauto]

Welcome to the site

 

[johnidollar]

Hi - a possible $2 fix for you - I bought a '93 explorer 7 years ago - when I took it to the Ford Service guys, they told me that these old explorers go 300,000 plus.... and at the time said I needed a new radiator ($1200 + labor)..... I went to a garage near home - the guy dropped some pellets in the radiator - the radiator leak stopped.

Now, 7 years later, I just did it again & it stopped the leak - u can find the pellets in any auto parts store - use all 6 of them - crunch them up to dust & then pour the dust into radiator.